New to BYC

[gluckhardt]

Thanks everyone I feel very welcome. So my first question is what is the best chickens to get for laying eggs and how long do they lay?

 

[Dutchgirl]

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It's best to post questions in the other sections, but I'll answer this one as best I can:
Barred Rocks are good brown-egg layers.
Rhode Island Reds are also brown-egg layers and fairly good.
Ameracaunas and Easter Eggers lay blue and green eggs (which can be popular). My six-year-old Easter Egger hen stopped laying regularly at about age 3, but has started up again now.
As far as I know, Leghorns and other such birds can be good as well.
Here's a link that might be able to help: http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/which-breed-is-right-for-me.aspx

 

[NightingaleJen]

Welcome to BYC!

I don't have chickens myself yet, but my farmer and a girlfriend both love their Buff Orpingtons. I like the eggs.

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama.

 

[Desert Rooster]

Hello

from Hesperia,CA and

 

[4-H chicken mom]

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from Ohio. So glad you joined.

 

[Alexander]

Happy farming.
You will love your chickens.!

 

[Gardengirl 2011]

from Florida. There's lots and lots of different areas to this forum. You'll find a wealth of beginner information and grow with the rest of us who became "newbies" earlier this year. Have fun!

 

[benjoycei]

Hi from NC