Need good chicken breeds ideas for starters.

[JacinLarkwell]

`If you're looking for standard egg layers, I would suggest red or black sex links, ours were super friendly and the one that died naturally lived no joke until eight.
`Bantam wise I would suggest silkies just because they're usually easy going since they can't see everything
`If you're looking for color and self-caring, I really suggest standard pheonixes. I have a big group at my barn, and apart from two or three deaths, they've done great without much supplimentation and breed like crazy. I have 4 generations now and never once artificially incubated or raised any chicks hatched out

Just personal suggestions

 

[cmom]

Disposable chickens. If we do not like, then replace.

I don't know exactly what you mean, but I don't think a person has to decide on one or more spacific breeds. I have had quite a few different breeds over the years that I don't have now. Years ago I raised Buff Orpingtons for the 4H and FFA kids to grow out. I don't do it anymore. I still have my Rhode Island Reds and Whites and my leghorns but they are my choice not everyone elses. I have had several breeds, but too many to maintain breeding populations, so I had to decide which breeds do I want to work with. My disposable chickens, most often go into the general population pens. I do sell some birds. I raise (heritage) pure breeds and lines. I'm content with my chosen breeds. I hatch all of my own chicks of which half will be males. I can't keep them all but usually keep one or two of the prime males from each breed as future breeders. I selectively breed, the rest I sell. I do grow them all out so I can tell, as they grow out which one are developing into nice breeders and which ones I will sell. Even my sale birds are nice birds. I show my birds. Other people have also shown them and have done very well at the shows. I'm not a backyard chicken owner but I can relate. I've been at this a long time. Some of the males RIR's.

I also raise Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds.

 

[RaZ]

Salmon Faverolles are nice, gentle birds. Not so good in a mixed flock because they are quite timid. Can be hard to find though.
Buff orpingtons are great all around birds for both beginners and experienced. You can usually find them at the feed stores. The are pretty good in mixed flocks.

Note: I had a lavender orp roo who got mean after a neighbor kept teasing him. I suppose that can happen to any tame bird if they are harassed enough.

 

[DanyB]

I would suggest silkies.

They are bantam size chicken. Very friendly and docile. They like being around people and being held. You can even let them free range and they won't run away if shown where they can and cannot go.

They are not really good layer but you can still have 3 to 4 small eggs a weeks. Children will loves thoses small eggs.

If you want chicks they go broody pretty often aswell and if you don't want chicks they don't mind if you remove eggs from underneath them.

If we talk about environment they tolerate well heat and cold weather.

Rooster are very nice too.

And last but not least they are a pretty and original breed that will capt your friends and neighbords attention for sure !

 

[room onthebroom]

Red Sexlinks would be my recommendation for someone who is new to chickens. They are easy, friendly, super layers & you can tell from day 1 if they are pullets or cockerels (as in, no surprise roosters.)

 

[centrarchid]

I don't know exactly what you mean, but I don't think a person has to decide on one or more spacific breeds. I have had quite a few different breeds over the years that I don't have now. Years ago I raised Buff Orpingtons for the 4H and FFA kids to grow out. I don't do it anymore. I still have my Rhode Island Reds and Whites and my leghorns but they are my choice not everyone elses. I have had several breeds, but too many to maintain breeding populations, so I had to decide which breeds do I want to work with. My disposable chickens, most often go into the general population pens. I do sell some birds. I raise (heritage) pure breeds and lines. I'm content with my chosen breeds. I hatch all of my own chicks of which half will be males. I can't keep them all but usually keep one or two of the prime males from each breed as future breeders. I selectively breed, the rest I sell. I do grow them all out so I can tell, as they grow out which one are developing into nice breeders and which ones I will sell. Even my sale birds are nice birds. I show my birds. Other people have also shown them and have done very well at the shows. I'm not a backyard chicken owner but I can relate. I've been at this a long time. Some of the males RIR's.
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Many are treating the chickens like they are something that serves a fickle nature where they have no real value. I suggest more thought given the selection process with intent of keeping the birds for many years. Most people get chickens, keep them for a couple years and discard or loose them to mismanagement with the keeper dropping out of chicken keeping. I see that time and time again in my area.

 

[cmom]

I have seen that too. I feel for the birds. Some years ago I found a gosling in my driveway. I think someone got it and then decided they didn't want it and knew I had chickens so they dropped it off. I really didn't want a goose at the time but a friend of mine knew of someone who was looking for one so I gave it to them. It went to a good home.

 

[cmom]

I have had sex-links in the past and they are excellent layers of large brown eggs. My Rhode Island Whites are great layers as well as my Leghorns, but I don't recommend Leghorns for people who are new to chicken keeping. They can be quite flighty.
These are some of my Rhode Island Whites. These are old pictures. Now there are good sized trees in all of the pens. We made the rain/shade tables for the birds to get under before the trees were planted.

These are actually Isa Browns which are a Red Sex-Link. I was working on a breeding project at the time.