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[ASully13]

Hello I'm a newbie, to the site and to chickens. I don't actually have any yet. Want to get my backyard and myself all prepared first. I live around Atlanta, Georgia and wondering what would be the best layers to keep for my area? I only want a small flock maybe 3-5 beginner birds. Thanks and love this site

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

Glad you could join the flock! The learning centre is a great place to start for lots of articles on getting started with your chickens. Here is the link ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

As for a starter bird, there are many that you could chose from all with their own personalities and variations. I started out with red sex links and they were great egg layers and friendly too. Buff orpingtons are also good for a starter bird. You would be best posting in your state thread for whats best for your area and climate. You can fund state threads in the where am at where are you section. Here is the link ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you

Good luck and enjoy BYC

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC!
Yorkshire Coop gave you some good suggestions. Here are a couple of links to some nice chicken breed comparison charts you might like http://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/chooks/chooks.html and http://www.albc-usa.org/documents/chickenbreedcomparison.pdf and http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/breed-list.aspx
when you have narrowed down your choices, don't forget to check the BYC Reviews section for member reviews on the different breeds. https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/category/chicken-breeds

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided to join our flock. If high egg production is your main priority, I would recommend Black Sex Links (Black Stars) which are very friendly and hardy in hot humid areas, and they are egg laying machines. I've raised them for years (along with dozens of other breeds and hybrids), and they have been my best layers, consistently churning out more than 300 large, brown eggs per hen per year. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Whatever breed or hybrid you decide to get, good luck with your flock.

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[ASully13]

Thanks for the welcomes and helpful suggestions

I've been narrowing it down but right now I've still got more breeds on my list than the number of birds I want to start with. I've been loving the research.