Sold my flock. Starting with a new breed!! But which one???

[PepsNick]

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Fellow enabler!

 

[FireTigeris]

Cream Legbar?

 

[Chickenrandomness]

Cochins! i don't have any, but my friend has some, he says they're awesome!

 

[TK Poultry]

I would go with Ameraucana and Silkie

 

[Illia]

If you want a challenge, but a fun and rewarding one as well as showy, friendly, uncommon birds - Go with Ameraucanas and Marans!

 

[TK Poultry]

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I agree Ameraucanas all the way... not Marans tho LOL go Silkie HAHA!

 

[mywifewasonherenowiamalso]

only one??????????????????????

Ameraucanas would be my choice, more interesting

 

[RustyHen]

My choice would be Cochins and Favorells,

 

[Coopa Cabana]

With Cochins, the sun is always shining:

Cochins are great broodies:

Cochins love to help with yard chores:

Indoors, Cochins make great holiday decorations:

Let's not forget those lovable Cochin chicks:

The End:

 

[Sparklee]

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Welsummer if you have room to let them forage. You probably don't need to save your pennies today, but Welsummers would have a good egg/feed ratio. They may or may not go broody, but a few bantam Cochins will be sure to hatch out a few replacements as the years go by.

I am supposed to get some Rose Combed RIRs this summer sometime. I have Black Copper Marans, which, frankly, aren't standardized enough for my taste with too many off color birds showing up (too dark, too faded, wrong fluff color, wrong ear feathers, too red) making it too much of a challenge for me (BCMs are not a bird for the faint of heart). I'm just glad we got good egg color.

(There.

Now more people will become BCM breeders. Everybody loves a challenge.)