Best Egg Laying Chickens For Your Backyard flock!

Choosing the makeup of your flock is an important decision that should reflect both your wants and needs as well as the birds'. Happy chickens lay happy eggs, I always say!

Don't forget to consider:

- size of the breed - environmental requirements - overall temperament.

BEST HYBRID CHICKENS

Golden Comet

ISA Brown

BEST DUAL PURPOSE CHICKENS 

Plymouth Rock

Rhode Island Red

BEST HERITAGE CHICKENS

Australorp

New Hampshire

Sometimes, the hen who lays the most eggs isn't the best fit for your flock if a hen who lays fewer eggs will thrive better in your coop!

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