What breed or chickens do you have, and what type is your favorite?

[Table4Six]

Here are some of my favorite breeds of chickens:

Cochin
Brahma
Silkie
Polish
Naked neck turken

And my #1 favorite showgirls ( even though I don't have one )

 

[PonyRaindrop]

My favorite breed has to be the buff orphington. My hen lays the biggest brown eggs every day and she will climb right into your lap if you let her.

 

[BirdGirl2004]

In general, breed clubs will have lists of people with birds for sale. That doesn't guarantee that they are selling good birds, though, so memorize the breed standard for whichever one you choose and ask for pictures of the birds for sale. That is, unless you're getting chicks, which can be rather a roll of the dice.

Nobody will sell you their most perfect birds, but you can get some quite nice ones that way.

Ok thanks! When I go to show, the judge is looking for the egg production most of all. Some of the birds there were dirty, and missing some feather, but they still did really good.

 

[BantyChooks]

Ok thanks! When I go to show, the judge is looking for the egg production most of all. Some of the birds there were dirty, and missing some feather, but they still did really good.

Sounds like you aren't going to APA/ABA endorsed shows, then, unless it was a special egg production class. Having top of the line birds doesn't matter near so much for that.

APA/ABA show judges should still put due weight on egg and meat production qualities but a dirty or poorly conditioned bird isn't going anywhere.

 

[BirdGirl2004]

Sounds like you aren't going to APA/ABA endorsed shows, then, unless it was a special egg production class. Having top of the line birds doesn't matter near so much for that.

APA/ABA show judges should still put due weight on egg and meat production qualities but a dirty or poorly conditioned bird isn't going anywhere.

Yea, at my very first show, I wanted to make sure my birds looked there absolute best, so I cleaned them, bathed them, and separated them from the rest of the flock. But of course that stopped them from laying eggs, so I got docked some points. I know a little better this year though.

 

[MartinsPoultry]

I have Tons! But by far my favorite is a mixed breed named Anya, she is a production red crossed Rhode Island Red, my first chicken and boss of over 40+ chickens, 10 out of 27 guinea fowl, 6 Muscovy, 6 Quacking ducks, 2 geese and 5 Turkeys. Nobody messes with her.
I have ton's of other birds lightly mentioned above.

Adults - Teenagers
Older Birds
2016 bird - RiR x Production Red, full grown hen 1 year old, first chicken she was a gift.
2015 bird - Easter Egger, 2 years old still lays like she is 6 months old
either 2015 or 2016 bird - Silver Laced Wyandotte 1-2 years old

2017 Birds
English Orpington
RiR x EE, Sweet Cheeks pullet
RiR x unknown, x2 pullets
Easter Eggers pullet,
Brown Leg horn pullet
Plymouth Barred rock, x8
Australorp x4, all pullets
Silver Laced Wyandotte, 3 pullets
Production Red, pullet

Baby Run and Small bird run, all 2017 Birds
I have young Guinea fowl in with these guys who are about to go into adult run and coop. 10 Jumbos, 7 Domestic standards.

Bantam Silkies, 1 Cockerel 1 pullet
Cuckoo Maran x5, 2 cockerels 3 Pullets
Cornish Rock, 1 pullet, 4 Cockerels
Light Brahma, 2 Cockerels, 4 or 5 Pullets. Black on white and Silver on white colorations
Cochin mixes, to many birds mixed in to mention, 2 Cockerels, 1 pullet. 1 Cock and 1 pullet are still babies and reside in baby flock next to adult flock in a large see no touch coup and run.
Old English Game Bantams, love love love these guys so needy in the attention factor, 1 Cockerel, 5 Pullets
D'Uccles, 2 pullets