New guy from Cali!

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Hey I'm new to chickens and iwas thinking about getting some and a friend suggested I start here. I'm open to advice suggestions etc! I really want a good breed that lays a lot so suggestions for a breed would be great! Thanks!
 
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Red sex links are very good layers and by being a sex link - their sex is evident at birth.
 
gander007 said:
You might want to look at the state Trend and California has three state Trends to choose from just go to the top of the page and type in the search box California and push your enter key ... :)




Good luck :cd
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Okay il do that


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Welcome to BYC!

Lots of great layers out there.  You might want to take a look at these two breeds pages on breeds and info about them...

http://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/chooks/chooks.html

http://www.albc-usa.org/documents/chickenbreedcomparison.pdf

Have you stopped by our learning center yet here on BYC? Lots of great articles on all the aspects of raising poultry...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

Make yourself at home here on BYC and welcome to our flock!
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Thanks!
 
Hello :frow and Welcome To BYC! You've gotten some good suggestions above! When you have narrowed down breeds be sure to check out the BYC Breeds section for member reviews on them.
Just to get you started,as more layer breeds go, for egg numbers alone, the commercial White Leghorns for white eggs and the Red Sex Links (Golden Comet, Red Stars, ISA Browns etc) for brown eggs are probably the most popular layers around. If you want breeds that don't lay quite as well but will lay for a longer time, Australorps, Orpingtons (lots of people really like these, great pets though broody), Plymouth Rocks, Sussex, Delaware and Wyandottes are some other popular breeds that are usually pretty easy to get along with, they all lay different shades of brown eggs. If you are interested in a colorful egg basket, the Easter Egger, often sold as Ameraucana by hatcheries, are a fun breed because they usually lay green/blue eggs, and they tend to be very nice birds, and then there are the Welsummer and Marans for dark brown eggs.
And X3 you might also like to check out your state/country thread to see what people in your area have. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread
 
Kelsie2290 said:
Hello
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and Welcome To BYC! You've gotten some good suggestions above! When you have narrowed down breeds be sure to check out the BYC Breeds section for member reviews on them.
Just to get you started,as more layer breeds go, for egg numbers alone, the commercial White Leghorns for white eggs and the Red Sex Links (Golden Comet, Red Stars, ISA Browns etc) for brown eggs are probably the most popular layers around. If you want breeds that don't lay quite as well but will lay for a longer time, Australorps, Orpingtons (lots of people really like these, great pets though broody), Plymouth Rocks, Sussex, Delaware and Wyandottes are some other popular breeds that are usually pretty easy to get along with, they all lay different shades of brown eggs. If you are interested in a colorful egg basket, the Easter Egger, often sold as Ameraucana by hatcheries, are a fun breed because they usually lay green/blue eggs, and they tend to be very nice birds, and then there are the Welsummer and Marans for dark brown eggs.
And X3 you might also like to check out your state/country thread to see what people in your area have. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread
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Okay thanks!
 

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