If you could only keep 3-5 chickens

[410farmer]

I initially was going to get a ton of chickens untill my first go around I realized we don’t eat that many eggs. If you could choose 3-5 different chicken breeds to have which ones would you choose. I would prefer some colored eggs so I know I want one Maran. And maybe some that lay blue or green. I’ve had Easter eggers that lay teal eggs but that was one mean chicken lol

 

[Mimi13]

Here are my choices, based on friendliness and egg color/size. And all of these hens have gorgeous feathering, to boot.

1. Black Copper Marans - docile, friendly, deep brown eggs. Can be broody, so if you always need that dark chocolate egg in your basket, get two.
2. Crested Cream Legbar - sweet, not overly friendly, some may be labeled as flighty (mine are just not lap sitters), gorgeous blue eggs, non-broody.
3. Olive Egger - (not a breed, but a cross), sweet, docile, deep gorgeous moss green eggs, possibly broody.
4. Buff Orpington - friendliest and sweetest of all the chickens, total lap sitter, beautiful pinkish/light tan egg, can be broody.
5. Wellsummer - sweet, docile, friendly, nice dark brown egg, non-broody.
6. Silver Gray Dorking - just had to throw in a sixth, only because it helps to have a white egg to accent the beautiful colored eggs. Wonderful, sweet, docile, friendly, lap sitter, non-broody.

 

[Kiki]

Have you thought about Welsummers?

 

[Conan]

I'd have five cream Brabanters. I love mine to pieces. SO friendly, from the day I picked them up at the feed store. They are hands down my favorite standard chicken ever. They are my only chickens that are smart enough to get out of the fence every single day, yet always remember how to get back in. They are friendly. They swarm me whenever I go visit. They love a shoulder or arm to sit on. They are calm, and tolerate being held without struggling. Oh, and they are dead sexy.

 

[Conan]

No those are drop dead gorgeous how bright the pattern and color remind me of leopard...added to my list....

look you guys/girls if I end up with 20 chickens some of should contribute to the feed bill lol

If you need further convincing... Cutest chicks too.

 

[Sheltiepawz]

We don’t have eggs yet and I know they just lay brown, but my barred rocks and buff Orpingtons are the sweetest chickens.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I got a couple starlight green layers. So far they are nice and lay pretty green eggs.....almost every day. Mine are still pullets.

The prairie blue bell lay a pale blue egg. Mine are not as productive as the green layers.

If you want pet type birds buff Orpington are nice.

 

[Sheltiepawz]

I got a couple starlight green layers. So far they are nice and lay pretty green eggs.....almost every day. Mine are still pullets.

The prairie blue bell lay a pale blue egg. Mine are not as productive as the green layers.

If you want pet type birds buff Orpington are nice.

And I can’t resist the buffs fluffiness. So cute. Here are my two. They are usually pecking the camera.

 

[Sheltiepawz]

Here are my choices, based on friendliness and egg color/size. And all of these hens have gorgeous feathering, to boot.

1. Black Copper Marans - docile, friendly, deep brown eggs. Can be broody, so if you always need that dark chocolate egg in your basket, get two.
2. Crested Cream Legbar - sweet, not overly friendly, some may be labeled as flighty (mine are just not lap sitters), gorgeous blue eggs, non-broody.
3. Olive Egger - (not a breed, but a cross), sweet, docile, deep gorgeous moss green eggs, possibly broody.
4. Buff Orpington - friendliest and sweetest of all the chickens, total lap sitter, beautiful pinkish/light tan egg, can be broody.
5. Wellsummer - sweet, docile, friendly, nice dark brown egg, non-broody.
6. Silver Gray Dorking - just had to throw in a sixth, only because it helps to have a white egg to accent the beautiful colored eggs. Wonderful, sweet, docile, friendly, lap sitter, non-broody.

Saving this list!

 

[410farmer]

Thank you for all the replies and this is why it’s going to be hard to stay down to 5. Luckily I’m shallow I want a sexy chicken so hopefully that’s going to get my choices down. I think 5 wouldn’t be too much work with the other livestock i plan on getting