we may be getting new chickens soon, what is the best breed to choose? POLL!

[lazy gardener]

I hear you! I cannot stand my ameraucana for that reason.

Gary

Perhaps those Ams need some duct tape.

 

[Mary's Backyard Chickens]

LOL!!!

 

[Mary's Backyard Chickens]

LOL!!!

 

[Folly's place]

Speckled Sussex hens are very interactive/ friendly. Don't leave them out! Mary

 

[goedric]

there are no marans on your list... but that's my choice... beautiful, friendly, lots of dark brown eggs, good size and sutiable for meat... tough to beat! also cold tolerant for OH.

 

[Folly's place]

Yes, French Marans, and also Welsummers. Egg color variety is nice to have. Mary

 

[Chicken Whisperer]

Easter eggers (sold to me as Ameraucanas....ooops...lol)
Marans (mine are purebred French Golden Cuckoo Marans)

Mine are very sweet and gentle. Love to be loved. Cutest little sounds. Raised since hatched. Handled a lot. Love my girls.

 

[HfgChicken]

Marans would be a good choice.

 

[HfgChicken]

Silkies are
Not too noisy
Very friendly and non aggressive
my silkies lay 6 eggs a week each
They are great pets
silkies do go broody more than other chicken breeds mine are over a year old and have only been broody for about a month total
And they are Pros at being funny

 

[Silkiesarefluffydinos]

White leghorns, everything a chicken should be

Gary

Leghorns are typically very flighty, although amazing egg layers, do not make as great pets. I do recommend them for eggs though! I suggest golden comets or easter eggers! Both are great egg layers, are extremedy friendly, and because golden comets are hybrids and commericall layer, will not typically go broody. Out of the many I have seen, I have only seen 1 Goldend comet go broody. Easter Eggers are more commonly broodies, but do not go broody often, and both birds are extremelyou friendly and calm tempermented. They are typically quiet, (although my Comet loves to talk, A LOT! ). My comet is 4 years old, and, aside from when she is molting, lays nearly everyday, even in the winter! Silkies make perfect pets, and are quiet, although I would not recomend them for what you are looking theu also go broody nearly every year and are not the best egglayers.

Other than that, go Eastereggers and Golden comets!!