Hens and laying?

[Pip's chicks]

What is a good friendly breed that matures quickly and lays well?

 

[laceynoelle]

A lot of the layer types are a bit flighty, but you can get a dual purpose bird that will also lay well and tends to be friendler. Black Australorps and Rocks seem pretty friendly, as well as Delawares, but Im not sure they lay as well as an Australorp.
Ive only had one official 'laying breed' that was really sweet, and that was a Blue Andalusian. What you can do is get like 3 or 4 leghorns for good eggs/fast maturity, and a couple of a really friendly breed too.
Good Luck, I hope someone else has some better imput.

 

[MomToTheZoo]

My Favoerolles are the friendliest

They are supposed to be good winter layers but I cannot attest to that yet

 

[BekahBear]

rocks. they mature pretty quickly, tend to be friendly, and lay really well.

 

[bullpup95]

Ditto on the Rocks!! My favorite out of my birds.

 

[babyrnlc]

I have a dark cornish that laid 7 eggs a week throughout the whole winter last winter, including a freak blizzard! She also laid through the freak heat wave! She has slowed up a little (4-5 eggs a week) the last month, maybe she is molting. she is nice, but skiddish, you have to catch her to pet her.

My EE lay well and are friendly!

Love my BR!

I am now totally in love with the Faverolles and the brabanters, but they are too young to lay, so we will see