What breed to choose?

[joer77]

I am chicken less for the first time in 8 years! I am up dating my coops and limiting myself to one breed. My old set up was for Barnevelders and a group of mix hens. Then with servals predator attacks and a inherited flock of mixed breeds of chickens, my plans where foiled. After rehome all my birds and a soon to come much needed update, I decides to do a small breeding set up. I would like a endangered or rare breed. What breed would you suggest?

 

[Kiki]

https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/conservation-priority-list#Chickens

Have you seen this yet?

 

[FowlWitch]

Svart Honas! They're so cute and sweet

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Araucanas! Difficult to breed, but so unusual and interesting looking... Plus blue eggs! And the roosters are the absolute sweetest!!

 

[cstephens1987]

Araucanas! Difficult to breed, but so unusual and interesting looking... Plus blue eggs! And the roosters are the absolute sweetest!!

And then we can have a good source of them

 

[Frazzemrat1]

And then we can have a good source of them

Ann Charles has great quality araucanas... I'm loving watching my three grow up. They're 11-12 weeks now

 

[Ebony Rose]

If it were me, I'd start with bantams (I don't care what mix breed they are) and breed with an eye towards making them even smaller... I'd love to have some Kikiriki chickens (the tea-cup poodle in the chicken world)... Probably not as prestigious as breeding pure breeds or endangered, but would be so satisfying to me

 

[Gray Farms]

Pick a heritage breed. These birds need dedicated breeders to keep them from disappearing. Buckeyes, Iowa Blues, Nankins, Spanish, Orloff, Langshan, Sumatra. @Texas Kiki gave you a great link. Check it out

 

[cmom]

My choice was Rhode Island Whites. They are not endangered but on the threatened list. I have been raising them for years.

 

[Canuck88]

I could never pick just one! I had a hard enough time downsizing to 4 breeding pens lol!