What made you decide to get numerous different breeds of chicken?

[diggergal]

What made me decide to order six different breeds? BYC

It is from spending numerous hours reading and learning from the BYC site. When I started thinking about a small backyard chicken flock I wanted 5 or 6 Rhode Island Reds. After finding this site and learning so much about the different breeds I couldn't decide which breed to pick. I finally narrowed it down to six breeds: Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red, Black Australorp, Welsummers, Cuckoo Marans, Speckled Sussex. I have placed the order and the 15 little peeps should be coming in April. Still working on their coop, but have a brooder ready for their first month.

 

[OHhappychicks]

I started getting interested in chickens because of a Martha Stewart show featuring her chickens. She had so many different breeds and she stated that she ordered hers from Murray McMurray hatcherie, so I went to their site and I was hooked!!

I had never been around chickens at all except a neighbors one very large rooster which flogged me when I was about 4-5!! I couldn't decide which ones to start with so I ordered a variety. Black sex link, Red sex link, cuckoo marans, porcelain bantams, & brown leghorns. Last year I bought porcelains, araucana, & speckled sussex. This year I have ordered more red star, speckled sussex, golden polish, araucana, and silver spangled hamburgs. I love adding a few different varieties. They are so fun to watch and pretty to look at with all the differences in color! No telling where it will stop!!! I haven't bred any of mine yet, although serious thinking about it if one of my hens goes broody this year. I have an araucana roo. It will just be for my own pleasure and not for show. Love my chickens!