Hello everyone, my name is Bobby and I'm new here. Ive grown up around chickens and poultry birds of all sorts as a child. Never owning any personally. I'm now 31 and looking into raising meat chickens and good egg layers. I currently have 16 bobwhite quail with around 120 eggs in the incubator currently. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for beginners meat and egg laying chickens. Which breeds would be a good start for me. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Welcome to BYC. We are glad you joined this flock! Jump right in and make yourself at home. Cornish X are the way to go for meat birds. Australorps are great layers. This video will help you learn how to navigate this site (how to upload photos too): Coop Ideas: Chicken Coops. What exactly did you Google to get here? <<<<<<<<<<<Click there to go to the thread. BYC has an APP!
Hello, and welcome! Glad that you joined! As far as breed's that would be best for you, it would help to know what general area that you live in. Some breed's do better in hot places, while some do better in colder area's.
Hello, Bobby, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined. Selecting egg layers based on your climate is important. You can update your profile with that general information so it is always there when you start a thread or post replies.
Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens. Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC! Thanks for joining our community!
Like already stated, your location in the world makes a difference on what types of chickesns will work best for you. Generally though , leghorn breeds are the best egg producers. And cornish the best meet birds. If you are saying you want one breed to supply both of these needs. There are quite a few dual purpose breeds. None of which produce results as well as the first to choices above, but do your research on dual purpose and there are lots of choices. Welcome to the backyard!