Hi,,,,new member from Santa Rosa Beach FL

[Christel1Ann]

I have a 5 year old so I am looking to find a few chicken types that are friendly and lay eggs! I don't know much about chickens yet. I didn't buy 6 chicks through mail....because I only want 2-3. Not sure where I can get them around here or even if they are legal not have,

 

[Starburst]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! I have recently joined and can already tell you that this an amazing community!

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to BYC, generally Silkies are very gentle and a favorite with kids. But not all birds will have the same disposition. A lot depends on their socialization with humans when they are young chicks.

 

[Chicken Chiquita]

Welcome!!! So glad you joined!!! Looking forward to seeing you around!

 

[Starburst]

Some chickens that I found to be very sweet is the Plymouth Rock, and they lay a good amount of eggs, too. Buff Orpingtons are pretty gentle, too, and lay about 150-200 eggs a year. Other good hens include Silkies, Golden Laced Wyandotte, Speckled Sussex, Australorps, Welsummer, Amaraucana, Golden Comet, Cochins, Brahmas, Polish, and Faverolles. I hope you find some good breeds that work for you!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock!
Grab a roost and enjoy the chicken chat!

 

[Isaac 0]

 

[Blizzkona]

I would recommend silkies, polish, and seramas. Silkies are popular with kids since they are very fluffy, quiet, and docile, though they are not good egg layers. Polish are very funky-looking and tend to be friendly. Seramas are the smallest chicken breed with the biggest personalities. If you want a lot of eggs, polish and seramas are the best, though serama eggs are going to be small. The polish has the biggest egg out of the three.

If you want fun colored eggs, then I would also recommend easter eggers. I don't know much about them other than they can lay anywhere from pink eggs to blue eggs with speckles.​