Selecting the right chicken breed for beginners

[Davethebirdman]

One of the most crucial decisions for beginners is selecting the right breeds. In today’s globalized world, we have access to virtually every kind of chicken (it wasn’t that way 30 years ago) yet they are all so different in so many ways. Which breeds are the best for a beginner?

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Wyandottes, Orpingtons, and barred rock.

 

[THEChIcKeNwhisperer354]

Silky chickens

 

[cmobley]

Your about to get 500 different answers.

 

[MissE]

One of the most crucial decisions for beginners is selecting the right breeds. In today’s globalized world, we have access to virtually every kind of chicken (it wasn’t that way 30 years ago) yet they are all so different in so many ways. Which breeds are the best for a beginner?

It depends on:

What you want chickens for​

Your climate​

If they will free range or be in a run​

How many you want​

The amount of space you have​

The housing situation​

Your time commitment​

Predators in your area​

Rural or city living​

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The list goes on...​

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Your about to get 500 different answers.

Yeah everybody has a different favorite chicken.

 

[chickentrains]

All of my chooks have been really great! Sweet, outgoing, hardy

I have x2 barred rock
x2 Buff Orp
x1 California white
x1 Faverolles
x1 Dominique

 

[Davethebirdman]

Yeah everybody has a different favorite chicken.

Yep. That’s the idea. Discussion and questions for beginners. They seem so confused.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My very first chickens were WFB Spanish bantams and Sumatra standards.

Naked Neck standards, Phoenix standards and Cornish bantams are what I would recommend though

 

[Davethebirdman]

My first chickens as a child were Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks.