If you are planning on having chickens as pets, there are definitely some breeds of chicken that are better than others.  You want to have the friendliest chickens possible and also if you are hoping to get some nice fresh eggs from them, chickens that frequently lay eggs.  Here I will tell you about some breeds of chicken that you should think about when picking out your chicks.  Also, try to avoid roosters as they can be aggressive.  Your hens will still lay eggs without a rooster, these are the eggs you want to eat, because they aren’t fertilized and will not hatch.

Ameraucana and Auracana chickens are very popular because they both lay colored eggs.  Both lay blue eggs and the Ameraucanas lay some they may be blue-green.  These are very passive chickens and will be friendly as pets.  You can get them in several colors. Araucanas also have very interesting looking ear tufts, and do not have tails.

Jersey Giants are the largest breed of chicken and are one of very few breeds that will actually lay eggs in the winter.  These birds can be pretty friendly with people so if you are in the market for a larger bird, I would suggest looking into the Jersey Giants.

Polish chickens can make great pets, they are friendly and lay white eggs.  They have a tuft of feathers on their head which makes them very recognizable.

Sussex are a nice breed for a backyard.  They are very friendly and do not mind having a small space to live in.  This makes them very popular for people who do not have a very large yard.  Like the Rhode Island Red, they lay close to 260 creme colored eggs a year, which makes them a great bird for egg lovers.

The Barnevelder is one of the best chickens to get if you are really interested in getting a lot of eggs.  They can lay around 200 brown eggs every year which makes them a very popular chicken breed.  They are also beautiful birds.

Another great chicken for a small garden in your back yard is the Welsummer.  It lays close to 200 eggs a year and makes a great pet.

I hope this article has helped you narrow down your list of chicken breeds.  Chickens make amazing pets, so if you are still deciding whether you should buy some or not, please stop debating and do it, you will not regret it.

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This video features 54 of the most common breeds of chicken from around the world. I have kept pet chickens in a coop/run, which I made myself, in my back garden for two years. One of my hens is a Sussex and the other is a Welsummer. They both lay eggs and are more entertaining than you may imagine. I previously also owned an Orpington. The song featured in this video is ‘4 Can Keep A Secret If 3 Of Them Are Dead’ by Apparatjik [Meta Merge Un Recordings Ltd]. Copyright – all musical material in this video is that of the artist featured and I do not claim to have created any of it myself.
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