If You Could Only Have 6 Chickens...

[thecreekhouse]

What breeds would you choose if you could only have 6 hens, and why?

I would have:

A Silkie
A large Cochin
An Olive Egger
An Ameracauna or Araucana
A Wellsummer
A Rhode Island Red

(I have 4 of those breeds and will likely add the Wellsummer and RIR when the opportunity arises.)

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

I would move where I could have more!!!!! I have too many favorites...... but, EE, Brahmas, Marans, Lavender Orpingtons would be top of my list!

 

[meetthebubus]

All Easter Eggers All the way

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I would have 2 RIR, 2 white leghorns, 2 barred Plymouth rock. Gotta love those sturdy New Englanders.

 

[BuffOrps32]

I would have:

1. Sussex: Friendly and cute, good layers
2. Lavender Orpington: Always wanted and cute, amazing layer
3. 4 Silkies: I love the floof and very very cute and I need show chickens

 

[WindingRoad]

What breeds would you choose if you could only have 6 hens, and why?

I would have:

A Silkie
A large Cochin
An Olive Egger
An Ameracauna or Araucana
A Wellsummer
A Rhode Island Red

(I have 4 of those breeds and will likely add the Wellsummer and RIR when the opportunity arises.)

2 BO
2 BA
2 White leghorns.

 

[Thechickenchick2]

I would definitely have double that and hope no one found out lol.

But, on a serious note,
Barred Rock
Blue Copper Maran
Lavender Orpington
Olive Egger
Speckled Sussex
Ameracauna

 

[Chickenaddition]

I would have 2 Brahma's, 2 Ameracauna's, 2 Marans. Some of my favorite breeds. Now to ask my family which 6 they would each want to keep.. See loop hole... each person gets to pick 6.... Mwahahahaha.

 

[BantyChooks]

6 Chanteclers. I like all the varieties, but maybe Buff? Chanteclers are beautiful, productive, and hardy. What more could you want?

Honestly, I can't imagine having only 6 chickens. 60 is more my speed, lol.

 

[Acre4Me]

If only 6 pullets/hens, then I would go for a variety of color and looks, likely having 6 different breeds.

EE are fun bc they vary in color, and ours have quirky personalities.

Polish are fun due to looks/coloration.

Salmon Faverolles are fluffy/puffy and look almost like little owls when sitting in the cold (fluffed up).

Silver laced Wyandotte’s have beautiful coloration and our current one is inquisitive and sassy.

Our BJG are big and interesting to watch, but not sure I’d have one in just a flock of 6...

We had dark brown Leghorns, and didn’t like them...but they were quite active and a bit odd at times, but in a flock of 6 an active bird would be fun to watch. We also had a silver spangled Hamburg (unfortunately a male) that was active like the Leghorns, and very attractive so would lean more towards SSH, rather than DBL.