What's Your Favorite Breed of Chicken and WHY??

[Inkheart]

I cant say enough good things about by Barred Rocks - they are bantams - but they are the friendliest - most docile birds i have had. They arte great foragers - they lay like crazy often giving me an egg a day here and there - and they are not phased by a thing - plus they are really beautiful .......

 

[aShMaNv]

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All good points, they are friendly toward people and great layers. If I only had one breed I'd consider them but I think they're usually the bullies in a mixed flock.

You would be correct there.

Because of their personalities, they tend to find the pecking order very quickly when in a flock by themselves and all is well. However, for some reason when in a mixed flock with other breeds, they tend to "assert" their dominance on the other breeds daily. Which is why the RIR is the only breed i currently have. Even when i had other breeds i always separated the RIR from the other breeds.

Other than that i love them. So they may not be a bird for a mixed flock.

 

[luvinrunnin]

I have had RIR's in the past. Single breed flock and don't remember having any problems with them. Have also had barred rocks and they were my favorites so far. Think we also had some type of sex links as well.

Geesh, I think I need to build another 5 runs/coops and just get several breeds!!!

I'm already pretty set on getting some Seramas and Marans (not sure what color I want yet....thinking the Blues.) Then I am also thinking maybe BO since so many like them, and Ameracaunas, and, and, and....LOL