In demand chicken breeds

[Bert96746]

I'm just curious what chicken breeds people are most interested in for their backyard flock.

 

[ClineFamily]

I'm just curious what chicken breeds people are most interested in for their backyard flock.

I personally have been looking for cream legbar chickens.
1. They are beautiful and upon research seem to be a more friendly chicken
2. Produces blue eggs- right now my chickens will lay pinkish, brown and chocolate.
3. I think I am addicted to chickens.

 

[Rooster G]

Gotta go with Bielefelders.

 

[Dwaldron]

White Leghorns
Don't breed mixed breeds they are hard to sell, save hybrids

I wouldnt choose white leghorns for a backyard family oriented flock! very skittish and the roosters are very aggresive!( this is just my opinion and from my excpirence)

 

[Clairemarie1982]

I would have to say Cream Legbars are my favorite. Ours lays approx 5 large light blue eggs a week. Chocolate, our CL is the most friendly and sweet chicken in our flock. She even once was so cozy on my son she decided to just lay an egg in his lap! I would totally recommend this breed.

 

[springvalley123]

The more heat tolerant, the better.... Andalusian, Sapphire Gem. If I didn't have too low a fence, I'd consider egyptian fayoumi.

 

[Cryss]

I started my venture into chickens with the intention of acquiring eggs, fertilizer, and meat. I began with Buff Orpingtons and Lavender Orpingtons. I heard they were friendly, pretty, and dual use birds.
Then I discovered chicken personalities. My intentions changed slightly to aquiring eggs and fertilizer with some giggles along the way.
Then I discovered pretty breeds and my intention changed to include beauty. I had to add a Silver Laced Wyandotte and a Partridge colored Easter Egger.
Then I discovered egg colors! My intention....
Ok, I have 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 1 Partridge colored Easter Egger, 1 Olive Egger, 1 White Leghorn, 1 Frost White Legbar, 1 Black Copper Marans, 2 Blu/Black/Splash Marans, 2 50-Flower, and 2 Blue Wheaton Amauracana.

So, it all really depends on what your intentions are. Today.

 

[AppleMomma65]

I've ordered Barnevelder (This is a Dutch breed. I've got some Dutch heritage, plus my grandparents last name was VELD, so of course, this breed seemed a rather obvious choice!), Cream Legbar and a Lavender Orpington chicks - hoping they survive the journey - they should be here on Tuesday/Wednesday!

 

[MatthewsFarm-GlenAllen]

We have Wyandottes, two silvers and a golden. Our golden is a little pain and pecks at us a lot. But the silvers are just as docile and sweet as can be. They’re good layers, too.

 

[Jeddice]

This is our second year with chickens. I have 4 silkies, and 6 polish girls. Then there’s the ones that not sure what they are. 4 TS ladies, 3 auction ladies, 2 gifted survivors from a friends flock, and 1 home grown (fertilized egg from a friends flock. No Roos here). Oh my that’s only 21 I was sure we had 22. And this all started with 1 chicken that stopped by and stayed for 3 months. We get up to 12 eggs a day, Silkies and 4 polish hens will start laying anytime now. Love my girls. Chicken TV best entertainment.