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) Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck in getting your flock.
NorthFLChick's response shows how much diversity there can be within a given breed or variety of chicken. Some of the noisiest birds I've had have been Red Sex Links and Easter Eggers. Of course, being hybrids, the different breeds used in them can make a difference in their temperament. For example, my Red Sex Links that have been RIR rooster X Light Sussex hen cross have been considerably quieter and more gentle than my RSLs that were RIR rooster X RIW hen cross. My Barred Rocks and RIRs have been pretty noisy, but my Black Australorps have generally been pretty quiet (as chickens go). My Speckled Sussex were noisy, but they were always friendly and gentle birds. Other good laying breeds that I've had that have been good layers and pretty quiet (as chickens go) are Orpingtons and Brahmas. In fact (with the exception of Silkies which are poor layers) Brahmas are probably the quietest breed that I've ever owned over the past 50 years. Of course with any breed, there can always be temperament exceptions. One thing that NorthFLChick said though that I think is a constant is that Red Sex Links are egg laying machines, consistently churning out more than 300 large, brown eggs per hen per year. Black Sex Links lay just as prolifically, and if you are in a cold winter area, seem to be even a little more persistent layers in really cold temperatures. Of course NorthFLChick doesn't have those issues in Florida.
) My Black Sex Links have typically been friendlier than my Red Sex Links as well, but again this can vary quite a bit depending on which silver gene hens are used in the Red Sex Link cross.
NorthFLChick's response shows how much diversity there can be within a given breed or variety of chicken. Some of the noisiest birds I've had have been Red Sex Links and Easter Eggers. Of course, being hybrids, the different breeds used in them can make a difference in their temperament. For example, my Red Sex Links that have been RIR rooster X Light Sussex hen cross have been considerably quieter and more gentle than my RSLs that were RIR rooster X RIW hen cross. My Barred Rocks and RIRs have been pretty noisy, but my Black Australorps have generally been pretty quiet (as chickens go). My Speckled Sussex were noisy, but they were always friendly and gentle birds. Other good laying breeds that I've had that have been good layers and pretty quiet (as chickens go) are Orpingtons and Brahmas. In fact (with the exception of Silkies which are poor layers) Brahmas are probably the quietest breed that I've ever owned over the past 50 years. Of course with any breed, there can always be temperament exceptions. One thing that NorthFLChick said though that I think is a constant is that Red Sex Links are egg laying machines, consistently churning out more than 300 large, brown eggs per hen per year. Black Sex Links lay just as prolifically, and if you are in a cold winter area, seem to be even a little more persistent layers in really cold temperatures. Of course NorthFLChick doesn't have those issues in Florida.
