Which one is better for what I want

[SarahFair]

Hey there yall!
Ive narrowed it down to two breeds.
Black Jersey Giants
or
Barred Rocks

The lady in the city up the road has the BJG for $15 a piece (is that high?? They are 08 spring I think)
and someone has barred rocks for $5.

I want something that lays eggs on a reg basis and would be a good meat bird.
I also need a good with kids chicken.

Which one would be a better pick?

 

[miss_jayne]

this chart has helped me make some decisions...maybe it can help you!

http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html


tons of info and links.

blessings for a perfect flock!

 

[corancher]

Barred Rocks would be the better pick. Just my opinion.

 

[AWChickens]

I love my BR good layers very patient with the kids, so much in fact that I've just added more!

 

[Kanchii]

BRs are easily tame, lay great, and are a pretty good size so would be just fine for meat.

$15 aint too high for any bird, really. Heck, we sell just mutt layers for up to $30 around here

 

[mom2jedi]

How much room do you have? BR are a favorite here, I'm planning to get one when I get my flock.

This is a great tool for narrowing down choices. It will give you more options than just the JG and the BR but it has good breed discriptions once you click on one.

http://www.mypetchicken.com/breedQuestions.aspx

I used this when I first started choosing my breeds. At least according to MPC, BR lay 4 LG/wk while the JG lay 3 XL/wk. Giants take a long time to mature too.

 

[Pumpkinpup]

Barred Rocks all the way for eggs and good temperment!

 

[cthrash1]

BRs are the best and smartest...IMO anyway. And sweet as can be. And Bess is now laying an egg almost on a daily basis since she has gotten used to us.

 

[SarahFair]

Well I guess Im going with barred rocks then..

 

[the1much]

yups BR's are better for what you want,,, but BJG are nice too,,, just not AS nice.