What chicken breed should I get?

[Gumby the gelding]

Hi! I’m thinking about getting some more chickens. I might want polish, sultans, or silkies. Which one should I get? Any other breed ideas?

 

[Rose the Legbar]

First off, what are you looking for with chickens? Do you want friendly pets or egg layers, or both? From there, what is your climate like? Is it hot all year long, hot summers cold winters, etc.

 

[Gumby the gelding]

Hi! I don’t really care if the chickens are friendly, they wouldn’t have to lay a lot of eggs I would want to hatch them. And it’s warm in the summers and not too cold in winter. The summers usually are 90 degrees at the hottest, but it’s usually more like 70-80, and the winters are 35 at the lowest usually.

 

[Cheekychook11]

I love Pekin bantams which are friendly and pretty, do lay eggs but not a huge amount, I hatched some not long ago

 

[Rose the Legbar]

Wanting to hatch for yourself or hatch to sell? Silkies may be good as they are good broodies usually. Cochins bantams may not be good in warmer summers as they can overheat depending on how warm it gets.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Polish if you like the breed get just polish by them selves, otherwise they get pecked.

 

[Gumby the gelding]

I want to hatch and sell.

 

[Gumby the gelding]

Polish if you like the breed get just polish by them selves, otherwise they get pecked.

I have other chickens, but whatever new breed I get They will live in their own coop.

 

[Dominique King]

I have found that Wyandottes are very good setters with clutches of eggs. I had one that stayed in a nesting box with a clutch of eggs for days and hatched a chick. We have roosters and our brooding pen and coop wasn’t ready yet so sadly the other chickens killed the chick but I know that Wyandottes are successful mothers. And Wyandottes are a chunky dual purpose bird weighing in around 7 lbs for the hen. They also have rose combs and are very weather hardy so if you want, look into those. I hope this helps.
Here is a photo of one of my Golden Laced Wyandotte.

This is Peg

This is Plum.
The third one wouldn’t stay still for a photo lol!

 

[Gumby the gelding]

I have found that Wyandottes are very good setters with clutches of eggs. I had one that stayed in a nesting box with a clutch of eggs for days and hatched a chick. We have roosters and our brooding pen and coop wasn’t ready yet so sadly the other chickens killed the chick but I know that Wyandottes are successful mothers. And Wyandottes are a chunky dual purpose bird weighing in around 7 lbs for the hen. They also have rose combs and are very weather hardy so if you want, look into those. I hope this helps.
Here is a photo of one of my Golden Laced Wyandotte.

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This is Peg

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This is Plum.
The third one wouldn’t stay still for a photo lol!

They’re so pretty! I’ve had Wyandottes Before too! Yours are so pretty!