Reccomendations?

[redrooster99]

Ok so I'm fixing to start a flock of laying chickens to sell eggs from and I was wondering what breeds y'all would recommend. I know many many breeds, and there characteristics but I just want some extra input.

Qualitys needed:
Really really good foraging abilities!!!!!!
Good in heat.
Good in cold.
Lays a lot of eggs.
Color doesn't matter.
Not very big sitters.
Decent size eggs.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

I think several breeds would fit the bill, but IMO, Brown Leghorn meets all of your criteria: strong foragers, excellent layers of large white eggs, cold/heat tolerant, none of mine have been broody. They are smaller-sized birds compared to, for example, an Australorp. One of my BLs is friendly and lets me pet her and pick her up, too.

 

[Turk Raphael]

To cover all your points, I'd go for the ISA Brown. A brown egg layer that's more than a match for any other laying breed or hybrid.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

Black sex links,and red sexlinks are good for this.But they burn out quicker then most egg laying breeds.

 

[Beekissed]

There's only one breed I'd recommend for all those criteria....Black Australorp. None of the other breeds/types mentioned can touch them for laying in all seasons and weathers, for years, and foraging like machines.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

my redsexlinks lay through the harsh winter, accept when molt comes.