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What Breed of Chicken is Best for You...?
Egg Laying Chicken, Meat Chicken, Ornamental Chicken or maybe a breed which does it all. Here are some of our favorite chickens we've gotten to know over the last 12 years and why we prefer our favorites.
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Buff Orpington - Click here for Pricing and Details
My personal favorite this year and a heritage breed. The most docile birds in my coop, brown eggs with 200-280 per year. I have a buff that let's me pick her up. Best for kids for that reason too. Occasionally broody. I keep a solitary rooster of this breed to watch over the flock. Heritage Breed since 1902, Hen weighs 8lbs. Good as secondary meat source |
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Rhode Island Red - Click here for Pricing and Details
This birds is generally at the top of the list of heritage breeds who lay 200-280 eggs per year! Large brown eggs. Good instinct to avoid predators. Tend to be top of the pecking order in my coop. I had a rooster of this breed and he would attack us, so he ended up in the stew pot. The girls are great though. Less broody secondary meat source, hen weighs 6.5lbs |
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Barred Plymouth Rocks - Click for Pricing and Details
This birds seems the smartest to me among my flock, because a barred rock seems to always win the contest to grab live snacks (grasshoppers) I throw in the coop. Brown Eggs 200-280 per year beautiful plummage. Heritage breed, sometimes broody, large eggs secondary meat source hens weighs 7.5lbs |
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Easter Egger - Click for Pricing and Details
I like having these birds around because they lay the green, blue or pink eggs if you want a little pastel in your dozen, these are a great layer 180-260 eggs per year. Plummage can be brown grey or white with face feathers. These birds tend to lay more eggs than the heritage Americana from which they hail. Medium to large eggs, hen weighs 5.5lbs, sometimes broody |
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Black Sex Link - Click for Pricing and Details
Great Layer and very pretty bird. Light brown egg 200-280 per year. Bright red collar feathers at the head which fades slowly to all black plummage body. Less broody, large eggs hen weight 6-7lbs. |
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Leghorn - Click for Pricing and Details
Beautiful white bird a bit smaller than the others and they lay between 220-300 eggs per year. White eggs. A dozen eggs still looks better if there is at least 1 white egg in the box. This bird tends to be more skiddish or unsure of humans, but they'll leave you plenty of eggs. Heritage breed since 1874. Rarely broody. Hen weighs 4.5lbs |
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Black AustralOrp - Click for Pricing and Details
Large Brown Eggs yielding 200-280 per year, thought to be heat tolerant in spite of their black plumage. This active yet gentle temperament hales from Australia recognized as a heritage breed since 1929, broody, good secondary meat source, hens weigh 6.5lbs |
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Olive Egger - Click for Pricing and Details
I've only had one of these birds, but the title says it all. Olive colored eggs. It's nice to have one in the bouquet. Only 180-200 eggs per year. Not broody, medium to large eggs hen weighs 5.5lbs. |
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Bielfefelder - Click for Pricing and Details
This chicken hales from Bielefeld Germany originally presented as the best dual purpose bird with large brown eggs, docile temperament, rarely broody, hen weighs 6.5lbs. I have these birds and like the bird. |
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Cinnamon Queen (aka golden comets or ISA hybrid) - Click for Pricing and Details
This breed is a hybrid from the New Hampshire a Rock for enhanced egg production. 250-320 eggs per year. Not a heritage breed, but I've enjoyed having this bird around lighter plumage than the rhode island red. Sometimes broody, light brown eggs, hen weighs 5-7lbs, predator instinct low, walks up to the dog but friendly to humans. One farmers favorite 6 min video Best in urban environment where predators are lower |
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White Jersey Giant - Click for Pricing and Details
This is a 10lb hen and 13lb rooster, offer medium sized eggs, 180-260 eggs per year, brown eggs, docile disposition and great dual purpose bird for secondary meat source. I've never had one, but I want a 13lb rooster. Heritage Breed |
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Black Jersey Giant - Click for Pricing and Details
Another 10lb hen and 13lb rooster with black feathers, medium sized eggs, 180-260 eggs per year, brown eggs, docile disposition and great dual purpose bird for secondary meat source. I've never had one, but I want t3he biggest rooster on the block. Heritage Breed |
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Salmon Favorelle - Click for Pricing and Details
Presented a bird with good tolerance for cold weather and good layer. 180-240 egg per year. Active but docile, brown eggs, medium to large eggs, sometimes broody, 6.5lb hen, heritage breed from France since from 1914, |
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Speckled Sussex - Click for Pricing and Details
Haling from England and heritage since 1914. 180-240 eggs per year, large brown eggs, active, secondary meat source, broody, hens weighing in at 7lbs |
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Buckeye - Click for Pricing and Details
American Classic and heritage breed since 1904. 180-240 eggs per year, large brown eggs. Active yet gentle disposition and decent as a secondary meat source then weigh in at 6.5lbs, sometimes broody |
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Blue Ameraucana - Click for Pricing and Details
When you absolutely need a blue egg, this is your bird. 180-200 eggs per year, Active temperament, medium to large eggs heritage breed since 1984 hen weighs 5.5lbs. Sometimes pricey due to certain lineages. I've never owned one, but the people who do, love them. |
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Cream Legbar - Click for Pricing and Details
Another Blue Egg Producer, 180-200 eggs per year, medium to large eggs, Active temperament, hens weigh 6lbs |
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French Black Copper Maran - Click for pricing and details
Thought to be the Darkest Brown Eggs of the dark brown egg producers. 200+ eggs per year. Large eggs, Docile Temperament, Secondary source of meat, broody, heritage breed as of 2011. I miss having one of these around for the darker egg color in the dozen box. |
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Welsummer - Click for pricing and details
Welsummer chickens are a dark chocolate brown egg layer somestimes with speckled eggs. 200+ eggs per year. This breed originated in Holland is recognized as a heritage breed in 1991. |
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Lavender Orpington - Click for Pricing and Details
This bird does NOT lay lavender eggs. It is the grey feathers which are thought to have a lavender hue. Brown eggs medium size eggs, 150+ egg production per year, docile temperment and broody, good secondary source of meat, hens weigh 8lbs |
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Turken (naked neck chicken) - Click for Pricing and Details
Thought by some to be an exotic chicken, or related to the turkey, they do not have feathers are on their neck. 180-240 eggs per year, Light brown, medium to large egg, broody originating out of Hungary. Good secondary source of meat, hens weigh 6.5lbs. |
The Wyandotte Family - Egg Production is great and the feathers are astonishing.
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Columbian Wyandotte - Click for Pricing and Details
My mother favorite bird to look at. 180-260 eggs per year, brown eggs, medium sized eggs sometimes broody bird. Docile temperament, heritage breed, and secondary meat source hen weighs 6.5lbs. |
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Black Laced Red Wyandotte - Click for Pricing and Details
Beautiful feathers! Closeup image of feathers on the Tucson front page. 180-260 eggs per year, brown eggs, medium sized eggs sometimes broody bird. Docile temperament, heritage breed, and secondary meat source hen weighs 6.5lbs. |
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Blue Laced Red Wyandotte - Click for Pricing and Details
Wyandottes have a two-toned stunning feather. 180-260 eggs per year, brown eggs, medium sized eggs sometimes broody bird. Docile temperament, heritage breed, and secondary meat source hen weighs 6.5lbs. |
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Splash Laced Red Wyandotte - Click for Pricing and Details
Brighter whites in the plumes compared to the blue laced 180-260 eggs per year, brown eggs, medium sized eggs sometimes broody bird. Docile temperament, heritage breed, and secondary meat source hen weighs 6.5lbs. I've got one of these in my coop too |
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Black Laced Silver Wyandotte - Click for Pricing and Details
Striking feathers. 180-260 eggs per year, brown eggs, medium sized eggs sometimes broody bird. Docile temperament, heritage breed, and secondary meat source hen weighs 6.5lbs. |
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Black Laced Golden Wyandotte - Click for Pricing and Details
Lighter brown in the feather compared with the Black Laced Red. 180-260 eggs per year, brown eggs, medium sized eggs sometimes broody bird. Docile temperament, heritage breed, and secondary meat source hen weighs 6.5lbs. |
Meat Chickens
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Jumbo Cornish Cross - Click Here for Pricing and Details
This birds grows abnormally fast and has large breasts which make them great for meat production. Not very good for egg production but they make weight in about 8 weeks before they enter puberty, so the meat is tender. Docile temperament, brown eggs. |
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Freedom Ranger Dual Purpose Meat Bird - Click Here for Pricing and Details
Red Broiler is slower growing than the Jumbo Cornish Cross chicken but faster growing than the regular heritage chicken breeds. This makes for a great broiler without some of the health issues the commercial Jumbo Cornish Cross might encounter. At 9-10 weeks the males should be at 6 lbs and the females should be at 5 lbs. They are easier to free range and manage foraging for food very well as compared to the Jumbo Cornish Cross chicken. You will love these chickens for raising chickens for meat and organic free range chickens. |
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White Chantecler Chicken - Click Here for Pricing and Details
The Chantecler is the first Canadian breed of chicken. The White Chantecler was admitted to the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection in 1921. The breed is noted for having nearly no wattles and a small cushion comb appearing much like a small round button sitting low on the head. An excellent layer of brown eggs and a good winter layer and sought after heritage meat bird
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Ornamental Chickens
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Silver Duckwing Phoenix - Click here for Pricing and Details
Poor Egg Production, active temperament, broody, however when this rooster crows on your fence your chest will puffs with pride for those tailfeathers. Japanese heritage breed |
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Blue Sumatra - Click here for Pricing and Details
Fair Egg Production, Small white eggs, broody, haling from the Island of Sumatra in Indonesia recognized heritage breed broody. |
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Golden Laced Polish - Click for Pricing and Details
Beautiful bird with head feathers and tail feathers and decent egg producction. White eggs medium size docile and flighty, not broody, haling from Netherlands since heritage since 1874 |
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White Standard Old English Game Fowl - Click for Pricing and Details
Poor egg production at 120 eggs per year small cream colored eggs broody, heritage breed out of Europe |
