i'am fairly new to chickens---i got mine mainly as pets and what ever eggs i got was secondary----chickens in battery systems also played a lot to do with me getting chicken----i have 1-RIR....1-leghorn....1-speck.sussex.....2 SLW...2-delawares....2-buff orps.
to do all over----i would have strictly Delawares ,gentle bird that love to be handled and interacted with you.....my sussex suzy was my first bird and my favorite she will folloow me arround like a little baby duck, same as the delawares.....lucy the RIR is a nice bird , good layer and loves to be handled ,she is also my chickencoop clown .i defenitely would have any of the three
gone would be my SLW ,nice layers , but very offish and sort of a screw you personality............pretty pattie my leghorn , super layer , but very fighty and hates to be handled , my 2 Buff. orps. were recently aquired free range pullets , their just starting to warm up abit ,still kinda flighty ,and too early to make a decision on them
starting from scratch , i would go 11 delaware hens and 1 roo-----and just to add color to the flock 3 .....just my 2 cents
to do all over----i would have strictly Delawares ,gentle bird that love to be handled and interacted with you.....my sussex suzy was my first bird and my favorite she will folloow me arround like a little baby duck, same as the delawares.....lucy the RIR is a nice bird , good layer and loves to be handled ,she is also my chickencoop clown .i defenitely would have any of the three
gone would be my SLW ,nice layers , but very offish and sort of a screw you personality............pretty pattie my leghorn , super layer , but very fighty and hates to be handled , my 2 Buff. orps. were recently aquired free range pullets , their just starting to warm up abit ,still kinda flighty ,and too early to make a decision on them
starting from scratch , i would go 11 delaware hens and 1 roo-----and just to add color to the flock 3 .....just my 2 cents