We raised all kinds of birds when we had our ranch. Our son was a chicken mogul at age 9. Sold eggs to all of the nurses I worked with. And he could manage big incubators and hatchers like a pro. We raised not only chickens, we had bobwhite quail, chuckers, many different types of pheasants, and also had white ducks, guineas and peacocks. Even a turkey named Pricilla! You are so right about their different personalities. Chuckers are the most curious, quail are skittish, ducks are a riot. Guineas are like having a security detail, you know when something is up. Also had horses and other farm animals. It was great fun when our kids were growing up. Miss it sometimes, but now that we are older, we just worry about the garden. Great memories though. Love seeing your girls.🐓

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

That is so great!!

@kenebarb5377

2 ай бұрын

Bob White quail are hard to beat when it comes time to eat lol.

45 years of chicken keeping. Favorites are Welsummer, Wyandots and Ameraucana. Love my chickens.

@arzugultekin9761

4 ай бұрын

Hi,I am looking the buy Wyandots eggs.

I’m not planning on getting chickens, but I felt compelled to watch the whole dang video anyway!

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Well I appreciate that 😊

@gardengatesopen

Жыл бұрын

I'm with Lynn. I'll never have chickens of my own. But I always enjoy a good chicken update! And of coarse, that coop you've got goin' on Bryan! Well, that's to die for! I actually wouldn't mind having chickens. But only if somebody else takes care of them! That sounds pretty cold, doesn't it! Pffffthhh 👅💦 I would enjoy watching them parade through my yard, a few times a week. Scratching up leaves & eating bugs & fertilizing as they go! Those are nice qualities in a visitor! I wouldn't even mind setting up a few small fences to keep them from destroying some of my plants. Plus, eggs are a very😊 nice bonus! I think I would like the blue eggs the best... And I do enjoy watching actual chickens, as I often do here on You Tube! My biggest excuse for not having chickens of my own is that I have rheumatoid arthritis and so my hands don't really open all the way anymore. Which means I wouldn't be able to pick the chickens up. I'm pretty sure picking them up is a requirement in caring for them! But honestly, the REAL reason is that, in person, those chicken feet, (& the beaks too) they kinda skeeve me out! 🫣 However... After watching chickens on various You Tube Channels for years now, I really wouldn't mind having a few chickens hanging around! (Y'all are talking me into it by osmosis!!) I've often fantasized about sharing some chickens with my next door neighbor! Now THAT would be the perfect scenario for me! Blue Eggs & Ham, yes please, Sam I Am! Ans the best part- I could send their lil' feet running home every evening! 🤭

@jordanallen3078

Ай бұрын

I'm getting some chickens this week. Hopefully the farm store has some of those white leghorns!...tho i would love to have the more chill/friendly chickens that let you pick them up

By the time our chicks are out with the big girls, we will have 15 chickens total. We have Brahmas (1 Light, 1 Dark chick, and 1 Buff chick, as they’re my favorite breed so I like having 1 of each😅), a White Leghorn, a Rhode Island Red, a Barred Plymouth Rock, 2 Ameraucanas, a Black Jersey Giant, a White Silkie (the large variety, not a Bantam), a Buff Orpington (our alpha chicken), a Mystic Maran (French Black Copper Maran rooster bred to a Barred Plymouth Rock hen; a lesser known crossing, but their egg production and egg size are from the Rock and the egg color from the Maran), an Olive Egger chick, an Exchequer Leghorn chick, and a Blue Splash Maran chick.

I have a small flock of 4 of Buff Orpingtons. I live in an area where my county dictates a limit of 4 chickens or I would have more! I chose one breed because of their clam and friendly temperament and because I wanted a level harmony in the flock. I handled them a lot when they were chicks and have been rewarded with super friendly girls. They follow me everywhere, while I’m gardening or just hanging out in the yard. They interact with me and love to sit in my lap and sometimes take a snooze. They have a calming therapeutic effect on me too. They cruise around the yard in a never ending pursuit of bugs. The best organic pesticide ever! They are my top pick breed.

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Orpingtons are the best!

@kimm59

2 ай бұрын

Yep I live in town I'm pressing my luck I got four now too

I like Brahmas. They come in a variety of colors, they lay large eggs, they make a good multipurpose bird (meat and eggs), They are more docile and quiet. (Roosters don't get mean very easily).

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip

Rhode island reds stands the heat and cold and a really good layer plus they are pretty

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Good to know

Chicken breeds are like Pokémon..gotta catch ‘em all!🤣 I have 24 chickens & 13 different breeds.🙈🤷🏼‍♀️

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!! So true

@countrygurlgardener8968

2 ай бұрын

I say this same thing all the time..it’s SOO true 😂🙌🏻 I have 28 chickens & they’re all different breeds 😅

I currently have 33 chickens, 30 ducks, 2 geese, 2 pigs, 2 cows (each with a calf). I love all my different chickens for different reasons. When I first started with chickens I just got what I liked but soon learned that aerial predators, color matters. Once that lesson was learned I focused on black chickens. Hawks are less likely to bother black chickens because from the air, they resemble crows and crows will attack hawks. I bought Jersey Giants (black). Both the roosters and the hens are quite large so they are a dual purpose breed. I also have Easter Eggers because I love the different egg colors and because (as you said) they have such great personalities. However, they are the ones who are looking for a way to escape on the days when I keep the chickens in their pens. I also have Buff Cochins. They are a Super friendly breed with Gobs of fluffy feathers that remind me of old fashioned petticoats. I have two of them, one is Mrs. Butterworth and the other is Mrs. Marples. I have two Cuckoo Maran's for their egg color, a Wellsummer for egg color and the rest of my flock are barnyard breeds. I have more eggs than I know what to do with from them and I also have eggs from my ducks (which are my favorite eggs to eat) I give eggs to my family, friends and neighbors and sometimes sell them too. This summer I am adding at least 3 Speckled Sussex and 3 more Cuckoo Matan's.

As a chicken wanter this filled my heart and made me smile. I can't have chickens, I live in a tiny house with a tiny garden. For one, I wouldn't be allowed to have one in my garden and it's so small I couldn't stop the chickens treating my meagre space as a buffet. But it was a pleasure seeing your girls and all the different ones that make up egg harvest.

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@colbystrawder4589

3 ай бұрын

You should try rabbits!

I love my Buff Orpintons❤️. Beautiful and friendly

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@Jesus-Christ-Is-My-Lord

Ай бұрын

I just purchased this breed. I'm very happy to have them as companions.

I love chickens -i was around them growing up and miss not having them now.

Thank you! Great information!

Best video ever!! Loved it… took lots of notes for the future!! Thank you!!!

My favorite breed is Buff Orpington. I had three Buff Orpington, three black Austrolorps and three Barred Rocks. The Buffs were so fun. One especially liked me and ran to each end of the chicken run when I walked by. The three Buffs always were up front in the flock to greet me when in went into the run to freed them or clean. So cute. The Barred Rocks were fun too. The Black Austrolorps were the most fragile. I lost one to a flu and one to exposure. For some reason, she didn’t stay in the coop during an especially bad storm.

Thank you, so much, for your help and insight! I am very new to chickens and am so excited to get started!

Very informative, thank you.

My three favorites are: 3. Church Chicken; 2. Chick-Fil-A; and. #1 Popeye's... 🐔🍤🍽

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@MikeR65

Жыл бұрын

You forgot Bojangles!!

@sandraoconnor5700

Жыл бұрын

Mine also..in reverse order😂😂😂😂

@donnahurder4665

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@touchdownusc9781

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeR65 I asked Alexa how far away is the closest Bojangles to me? She said "2076 miles away on highway 160." Is that in your neighborhood Mike? What am I missing at Bojangles?

Thank you! This was very helpful. I can't til I move!

Good man. Beautiful birds.

very cool. thank you for this information.

Good day sir, I have just checked out your channel and absolutely love it. I have subscribed to be part of your lovely community. I aquired a coup and seven chickens 14 days ago. They have just layed their 30th egg about 10 minutes ago in this brutal heat 106F here in Huntsville, Texas.

I would never have thought about all those breeds in one coop. So cool.

Thank you so much for this video. My husband & I are planning to move out to the country side in NW Ga & chickens are on my wish list.

Thank you very much. I learned alot about different types of chickens! I enjoy yoyr teaching style too.

How fun this video was to watch! I don't have room for chickens but am interested in hearing about them.

We will be getting chickens in the spring. This has really helped on deciding what ones to get

Thanks for these videos! I’m going to start this in 2024, and I appreciate you simplifying it for beginners.

Great video, I love this hobby.

Again Brian, I don’t have chickens yet but I just love watching these videos on your chickens and learning all there is to know. I find it all very interesting and entertaining! I would have chickens I can interact with.

Hi so nice to see you in a new role, I love the rhode island red, Next the Australopithecus, then the leghorn, all very good layers, we are busy getting our chicken area sorted out, can’t wait to get the birds,

So that's funny, while watching the video I made a list of the hens I would like to start with and the 3 I put down ended up being your top 3! Thank you for the video!

This was amazing! Great informative video thank you so much!

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

So fascinating!

In the last batch I got a Buff Orpington, and she is a very chill chicken. Very friendly to the rest of the flock (and me), and the friendliest of the new batch. She has been a late bloomer, as when I got her, she was quite small in height (but round-bodied), and I called her Lucille ButterBall, because she was a butter ball! Just in the last few weeks, at about age 1yr, she has almost doubled in size, and now she is a huge (rather massive) fluffy chicken. The other two that I got at the same time were a Columbian Wyandotte (massive bird, but more a gentle giant, now alpha chicken, but she does not need to enforce it) and a gold penciled Wyandotte, also a good sized bird. The Columbian lays a very large egg, the gold penciled a smaller (medium) sized egg. I also have a Maran-White Plymouth Rock cross (3/4 maran) but the white rock appearance is more dominant, dark brown eggs. And finally, I have a Silver Dorking (off white egg). The Dorking is not a great layer (average or below). My recent loss, at age 10, was a mixed breed (no idea what breeds) who was a champion layer and pretty much laid well up until the end. Never believe the "they don't lay much after two years", utter rubbish! I get all the different breeds because they are pets, with names, and it makes it easy to tell them apart. In selecting breeds, the heavier breeds are less likely to fly over fences if you have them free ranging in the yard. The skinnier breeds will often be fence flyers (not an issue if you have a fully enclosed run). All the Orpingtons have a tendency for broodiness, including the Australorp. But the Orpington breed(s) do tend to be non-aggressive and very friendly. Skinnier breeds can be more flighty, less friendly. The Wyandottes are supposed to be better winter layers, although mine have yet to come back into lay after the molt. To pick my breeds, I did a spreadsheet! Generally considered breeds with 200+ eggs per year, because of the smaller flock. In the next batch I will get either a light or coronation sussex, maybe a lavender orpington or white rock, and I need a black one, so probably Australorp.

@girgriffin4902

Жыл бұрын

I just picked up 7 of a variety of breeds and I'm about to pick up 7 or 8 ( or more if I can get a discount) Australorp Chicks from a backyard breeder in an hour. They're all only 7 days old and so far, I'm really enjoying the new title of "Mother of Chickens!". That's what my husband and son call me now. They're going to be such spoiled little egg producers!

@Lilginabanina

11 ай бұрын

I have two black langshans from mcMurray hatchery . They are only 6 weeks old. They don’t care about the pecking order. Very chill laid back a lil shy but loooove to lay in my hand. They do it on their own.

@Squiggsish

2 ай бұрын

I would love to see that spreadsheet!! Choosing chicken breed(s) is a headache!

@davinasquirrel7672

2 ай бұрын

@@Squiggsish Easy enough to make your own. Look up several sites (yes they differ) on the stats of each breed. Mainly you focus on whatever is important to you. If broody is too much, avoid. If flighty is not want you want, avoid. Narrow it down. My Buff Orpington is a broody miss, but she has such a lovely friendly personality to humans and the rest of the flock. Such a sweetie. Love her to bits.

Great vid on this subject.

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very interesting!! Thanks😊

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Great video! So much useful information. I hope to have chickens one day. Thanks for sharing the video

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

Oh thats funny about naming your eggers. My favorite hen is an egger. Her name is Marge. Large Marge because she was the first "normal" size hen and she looked huge compared. We have a few named. The bantam rooster is General. The egger rooster is Blue. And the barred rock are Betty and Barbara. There are another 60-80. It fluctuates. Other than ones the grandkids name and rename, the others are just "here chicken"

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome 😁

Yes this did help me decide because of egg production and looks. Thanks again

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Just getting into chickens and we pick up our Easter effects next weeks very excited! We have a brown leghorn and barred rocks at the moment. We just moved to a 2 acre property and we have some grand kids that have totally gotten into our chickens it’s fun.

Barred rocks, Rhode Island Reds, and Easter Eggers are my fav 3. I have some Sapphire Gems now I think I may love…gotta see how they lay and that will be a couple more months.

Thanks I enjoy it so much and I’m glad I found your channel tonight the funny thing is I have just finished building my coop and I’m going to start working with chickens. 🐓 I learned a lot from you

LOVED THE DIFFERENT BREEDS DESCRIPTIONS!!! we are just breaking ground for a coop that I hope to start out with 3 to 5 chicks and I understand chicken math I’m a little afraid of it since I could not get just one dog I had four at one point, however, not afraid of the work, etc. I now have a 1 acre garden. It’s our home and I am looking forward to sharing greens and, all the experiences good in bed with our own little flock of chickens.

Thanks for confirming my decision in choosing the Buff Orpington as my breed of choice for my future coop coming soon. I’m in Puerto Rico and I need a breed that will sustain the warm weather here. Although I’m up in the mountains and it’s always about 10 degrees cooler up here with a nice breeze it can get warm and humid at times and I understand that Buff Orpington can withstand some heat. They are a sweet and docile breed. My dad used to raise chickens all his life and I helped him a lot. He used to reproduce the chickens himself with an incubator. It was always fun to watch. So yeah. Thank you very much.

We just started raising chickens and started with a few Rhode Island Reds. Easter Eggers are next and I’ll take your advice and look for Leghorns or Orpington’s. Thanks for the chicken video. I’m used to seeing you in the garden.

Like how you explain the pro and cons ❤about the various breeds

We were thinking about getting started with chickens this Spring but weren’t sure due to job situation but now that’s settled so next Spring we are going to give it a try. I had decided on the Buff Orpington. PerhapsI should also get a couple of White Leghorns too. Thanks for describing their personalities and number of eggs they lay. Very helpful information.

I really wanted a Lavender Orpington, but settled for a Buff Orpington when I couldn't find one close to me. She's very sweet. I adore Plymouth Barred Rocks - they are the sweetest, friendliest chickens and great layers. I also have some Easter Eggers for color variety and one Buff Brahma because she's pretty and fancy.

Wow nice color of eggs

I’m getting 3 Buff Orpingtons in two weeks time. I’m really excited. I live in uk and I’ve noticed that all of your coops over there are huge in comparison 😂 Thank you for your videos.

Omg! Great video! Want chicken's with all colored eggs...you covered it perfectly! Thank you!!!

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

4 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

While I don’t have chickens I do love watching the videos about them. Thank you for such a interesting video! 👍

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

I agree with you! I love my Buffys! I have Barred Rocks, Dominics, Crazy Red Lace Wyandot, Blue Lace Wyandot as well. Love my birds!

I strongly don’t recommend a Leghorn as a backyard bird if you let her roam around freely and have neighbors. My Leghorn, Patricia could fly over the 6 foot chain link fence, rocket launch from the porch to the front yard to lay eggs in the carport and would sleep in the tree if I didn’t put her up before dark. She was also LOUD. Her big dumb comb got frost bite when it got down to single digits, so not very winter hardy. She also died before she was even two due to fluid in her abdomen, maybe tractor supply is to blame for that one. HOWEVER, she did lay a ton of eggs the first year and had the funniest personality, very smart and clever. She was secretly my favorite. 😢 Great list, I’m in search of two new ones, this is helpful info, thanks!

@davinasquirrel7672

Жыл бұрын

The slimmer breeds tend to fly over fences. Heavier breeds stay put in the yard.

This video helped a lot! We are about to get chickens for the first time and Buff Orpington and Easter Egger are on the top of our list. This video confirms we are making a good choice! Thank you.

Glad you had something different today.... i love my birds.

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

Thank you! Now I’m looking for a good place to order some of these from.

Love all your videos, but really enjoying the chickens I have almost all the egg colors you have, also have 3 silkies and one silkie wyndott cross

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

This was very helpful. We don't have chickens yet (only because we're moving soon) and in doing my research, my most wamted do far is the Buff Orpington! So I was glad to see it topped out your top 3 list. My husband wants a Rhode Island Red. Again,very helpful, Brian, so thank you!!

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 🙂

I had a few Polish cresteds and Jersey giants. I ended up liking my Black Copper French Marans. But I gave everyone away. Loved my chickens.

Loved your video! It’s always fun to see other chicken keeper’s flocks and hear their opinions. My current flock of 11 consists of : 2 Ameraucanas, 2 Green Queens, 2 Plymouth Rocks, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Salmon Faverolle, 1 Blue Copper Maran, 1 Sapphire Jewel, and 1 White Crested Black Polish. I love them all, but my favorites are the Ameraucaunas and the little Crested Polish. Super personalities and good egg layers.

My favorite chicken breeds are the Barred Plymouth rock the buff Orphington, and the Easter Egger I’ve been raising chickens since 2006, and I love it. It is not only a hobby it’s become a little side business for me.

Thank you so much for these videos. I have a few broilers for eating, and 6 brown hens that are called layers" here in my country" nit sure what their actual name is, but I'm sp excited to go get what you suggested. Not sure we have then all imported here , but i might be able to get Plymouth and leghorn for sure.😊

I just got two baby buff orpingtons because of egg production great video thank you

I love your gardening videos but with having chickens myself I really enjoy your homesteading videos just as much! Your coop is absolutely beautiful!we have 11 , 3 lavenders but don’t have any blue egg layers! Goals! Txs for sharing!❤️🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓❤️

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

You need to get some! 😁

Speckled Sussex. Very hardy bird and a good layer. And my classic Easter egger. Love the blue eggs, also my jersey black giant rooster is quite the protecter of my free range flock. Getting some buff orphs this spring and blue laced red wynedots

When do we get to see the roof process? Love the fact of multi color eggs!

This video makes me want to add to my flock. I tip my hat towards you for relenting from buying the Wyandotte.

Great info!! My faves are the lavender orpington because of the color but also the buff, jersey giants because of their size and temperament and then maybe Easter egger because of the entertainment. Lol! I never thought I'd own chickens but here I am killing it with chicken math.

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Once you start you can’t stop lol

I've not had chickens myself, but my grandparents used to have some. They had mostly rhod Island Reds, with one cream legbar (i think? She was very tiny). the rhod island reds were quite friendly and would let me pick them up (some times), one of them would follow me around the garden 😂 i believe they had a rooster (they thought it was a hen until he randomy started crowing lol) who was a wyandotte, he was pretty cool

we are looking at our first flock this coming spring. Thank you for this, it talked my husband into letting me getting some more breeds than just leghorns. (my hubby loves old WB cartoons)

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Amen ❤️ thank you!🔥

I love seeing all the different kinds of chickens. I want to get chickens after we move

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

That’s great!

Such a variety 👍👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

I ❤ my White Jersey Giants. I wasn't sure they were right for East Texas 'cause of how hot it gets here but they've been great! Their run is only a 5 foot fence cause they do not fly as a rule. They're super chill & friendly, even the roosters. My boys used to ride on my shoulders like a parrot. They're too big now, being over 13 lbs. They're dual purpose, supposedly they go broody but mine haven't yet. Very large light brown eggs, 200+ eggs a year. They took a break from laying when it hit 100F, but they lay all winter!

Very helpful thank you

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

My favorite is random barnyard mix, it gets more and more random as time goes on. I have hatched 26 chicks this year and every one is my favorite LOL! Crazy chicken lady is real.

That Wyandotte...Holy Crap! That is a beautiful bird!

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

It sure is!

@davinasquirrel7672

Жыл бұрын

Wait until you see the Columbian Wyandotte. 😍

@PinkLady54

Жыл бұрын

​@@littlehomesteadbigdreams isn't that the bird You did not give us laying stats for?!? It was exquisite looking but... temperament & productivity are key when I will have to have a chicken tractor to keep the coons out in a city lot in a small town. 😢

Love your video 😊 my favorites are speckled Sussex, cream legbar and Delaware. Never had a Orpington, might change my mind!

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

They’re the best!

Like you, I love having a variety of egg colors. I've been adding a few different breeds over this past year. Our first spring chicks were the Starlight and Rainbow green egger. One started laying a green egg at 4 months and is consistently producing every single day. From her big floppy comb, I'd say they were crossed with the white or brown leghorn. She's an egg laying machine. Next, we've got the Buff Orbingtons and a Blue Marans. Both are great layers. These are my full figured girls. The May West, Jane Mansfield, Dolly Parton, kinda girls. Laying every day, even in late December, I average 5 out of 6 eggs a day. In October, I added some Speckled Sussex and the Bared Plymouth Rock chicks to the mix. We should see some eggs in early spring. I've been letting them free-range in the backyard with the big hens lately. They still roost in a separate coop at night. All will fallow you around like puppies. The Orbingtons will jump in your lap or sit on your head. The Blue Marans is my sweetest girl. She's very docile and quiet. My wish list: 1. Copper Marans. 2. Blue Red Wyandotte.

Love the way you presented this video you have good communication skills stay blessed and live happily 😊😊😊

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🙂

Best producing chickens I owned were Australorpes (really loved my blue laced Australorpe. Also like Buff Orpington and Wyandotte chickens.

Oh my gosh that’s so funny! When you showed the range of eggs, I thought all you need is a deep, dark brown egg and you have the full range, and when you said you had the two new baby chicks, I knew they were going to be dark brown Eggers😂

My main egg layers are Buff and Lavender Orpingtons. Dual purpose for profit are American Bresse. My rare obsession are Ayam Cemani. But my babies, my "for the love of the bird" are Easter Eggers. I have some gorgeous birds and I love them all. ❤

I love pretty coloured chickens! If I were going to have chickens, I would try to have the speckley breeds :-)

@davinasquirrel7672

Жыл бұрын

There are so many breeds out there. Try for the laced or penciled breeds, they are super pretty.

Please take us along when introducing the younger chicks into the flock. Great chicken video.

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

You got it!

❤❤❤ I love that I love your chicken. I'm an old ranch girl. I've always had chicken, but you have a few. I don't know about. I love to watching this and yes, I miss chickens. I gotta hit some. I've already got my penspelled but I've been searching for the ones I really want this time. Before I had some money because I got so overwhelmed with how many there were but I do like the silkies because they're black me. At it's got a lot of minerals in for health. The orientals keep them only because their black mineral meat. That was actually the first Chinese. We're the ones with chicken noodle soup made with this black man.Thank you very much

I just bought my first pair! I have a Black star & a blue Plymouth Rock! 😅

Rhode island reds and white leghorm breeds are my favorite. They lay a lot of eggs and are very friendly. I currently purchased Orpington chickens.

My top egg layer is Barred Rocks they are very friendly but i love my Mille Fleur D'uccles they are the friendliest and want to be held and loved.

I have Americana chickens, very docile and beautiful colored eggs

Have 6 buff Orpington and first time backyard keepers. Love the breed, easy to raise and very quiet ( no complaints from neighbors). Friendly and they follow us around every time that we are in the yard. Recommend the Orpington breed for 1st timers or living in a residential area.

Overall my favorite are barred rocks. Love the look and are fun to own. I run my rooster as a barred rock. My favorite egg layer is production reds. They produce the eggs and are hardiest of the production breeds in my experience.

Your hens are beautiful and healthy!

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I love my Easter Egger! I named her Mika. She is so sweet and loves attention!

definitely contemplating doing a shared chicken venture with my neighbor once she gets back from her cross country trip. took a class already. wont have the space to have a large flock to have the full spectrum of egg colors I'd love. i do have an aesthetic fondness for the Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. So gorgeous! Buff Orpingtons are wonderful!

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

I am coming late to the party - but there are brown leghorns. Same exact breed and laying habits, but absolutely beautiful birds. Definitely not boring white, lol.

This was a fun video. It's so amazing how they lay different color eggs! So cool. I loved the chicken cam at the end too 😆

@littlehomesteadbigdreams

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

We LOVE our Buff Orpingtons! So much personality! Another (dual purpose) chicken are the Brahmas. They ARE a LARGE chicken, but they lay large eggs, and they are stunning to look at.