I don't know many people who dislike orps. They're a great family bird. If you only want eggs, then don't get orps. Buy a Leghorn or RIR hybrid which are bred for great egg production with less feed consumption. Orps are pets first and they also happen to produce a good amount of eggs. Orps love being around people and constantly beg for treats. When free ranging, they don't travel too far from the feeder. Because they're bigger, orpingtons eat and poop more. Not as economical as other breeds. Think little terrier dog vs. a great dane. However, I still love them.
My kids have brought chickens to the park and on bike rides. We've had chickens for 9 years, so they pretty much grew up with them. I hatch in the local schools, so we've had some very "special" trained chickens who love to do tricks, attend community events as special guests, ride in parades, are often pictured in newsletters, and even receive their own "fan letters" from classrooms. Our daughter's silkie (Xansie) is known by name by almost all the children in our suburban town. "Bubbles" the amazing psychic chicken was another. After her magic card trick, she went on to play piano. (Seriously, our daughter wrote a grant to get a learning light up keyboard and Bubbles was taught to peck at the lighted keys. She was best at "Twinkle, Twinkle.")
I had a lav Orp named Cuddles who also did a few tricks. In general, my orps are slower to learn tricks. They're far from the smartest birds in the coop. However, they are highly motivated by food.
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