What are your favorite breeds of chickens?

[marymac]

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I noticed in your pic you have silkys in with your big roo. does he leave the silky alone? I had my little silky in my mixed flock and had to seoarate them because he kept getting on my silkys, I was afraid he may injure them. Just wondered if you have a problem with that?

 

[cubalaya]

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thanks but i think i will keep that one lol

 

[chicken5432]

my favorites are d'uccles, silkies, and japs bantams

 

[Chickanmanfromarkansas]

Still looking for faves?
Easter Eggers
Turkens
Cochins
Brahmas
Wyandottes
Plymouth Rocks
All in that order except EE's And Turkens they are tied for #1

Chickanmanfromarkansas

 

[Illia]

Araucanas, Marans, Ameraucanas, Polish, and Shamos.

 

[toscany]

I have to say Plymouth Barred Rocks...

Good temperments, personality, size, eggs, friendly.

My second all time favorite is English Speckled Sussex. I like the older breeds of chickens...

 

[Brick243]

Rhode Island Reds and BB Reds.

 

[Long Horn Poultry Farm]

Black La Fleche

#1 - A very rare & unusual looking breed " V-shaped comb & wide cavernous nostrils".


#2 - A breed that was admitted to the American Standard of Perfection in the year of 1874 " the year the American Standard of Perfection started ".


#3 - A white egg layer " non-sitting breed ".



Long Horn Poultry Farm

 

[BarredBuff]

Dominiques
- Rose Comb
- I like the Barring
- They are a sitting breed
- Lay a fair amount of eggs
- not a bad meat bird
Buff Orpingtons
- I like that golden look
- they can be extremely broody
- lay a fair amount of eggs
- not a bad meat bird

I like all Dual Purpose breeds but I like the ones that if you let loose they will get their own food and in the spring they might set a clutch of eggs.

 

[Peep_Show]

My favorites are not a purebred but a sex-link. Cinnamon Queens. RIR or NH roo over SLW hen. Sweet birds that lay and lay and lay and lay. Withstands heat and cold well, fairly quiet (well, I did have ONE loud one) and very personable....not flighty. The eggs were huge, but not many double-yolkers.

I got a batch of 25 pullet chicks, kept 6 and the rest were gone soon as I advertised them.... Yes, they're THAT good!