Faverolles: This breed is a good choice for backyard chicken keepers, as they are good egg layers and also friendly and docile. Faverolles can lay up to 150 eggs per year. 13.

These large, dark-colored chickens are pretty friendly and easy to care for, but their claim to fame is their champion egg-laying. A cross-breed between Orpingtons and Rhode Island Reds, they will ...

There is something undeniably elegant and striking about a flock of black and white chickens... The post 12 Black and White ...

So, take all of that combined – their docile nature, prolific egg-laying, and smaller size – and you’ve got a top choice for beginners. The Worst Chicken Breeds for Beginners 1.

Like you’ll hear, when they lay an egg, they make like a certain egg laying noise and, just kind of like [00:16:00] little personality quirks of each breed, and that’s why I always recommend a ...

Hens will lay eggs whether a male chicken (rooster) is present or not. Popular egg-laying breeds include White Leghorn and Ameraucana. These breeds can lay 250 to 300 eggs per year. Around 18 months ...