which breed of chicken?

hi i can get these breeds at the minute all i want is about 6-8 for now that lay alot which is the best out of these.


Hybrid silver links,welsummers LF,cochins,pekins,polish,favorelles,blue,buff and gold laced wyandotte bantams

i dont want to spend alot of money as i am only just starting out thankyou for your help.

If you want them primrily for laying eggs, go for a hybrid.  The most popular amongst the commercial breeders at the moment is the Bovans Goldline which is brown with cream tail and wing tips, like I've just bought.  They are supposed to lay about 320 eggs a year in their peak period.

Another new comer is the Amberlink which is a recent arrival from Holland and they are supposed to lay 350 eggs a year.  They are white with touches of colour.  Not actually brown, but just shaded.  Chickychick and myself have just purchased both of these and they are lovely chooks to look at too, but as hybrids they won't live as long as pure breeds, but are cheaper to buy and lay more eggs.

Whereabouts are you Atomania?

my welsummers are doing 4 a week at the minute if you have 6 birds you will get enogh for normal household usage  

i get 230 -270 days a year i guess to be honest it never worries me how many i get .if you have enough birds you get enough eggs .how many eggs can you use a week is the deciding point in having chucks i think.. ok i sold my eggs as well but now i only have a few birds for the kitchen

when i lost the land i had my birds on .where i worked .i had all my birds at a mates smallholding and he looked after em n i just sold out to him  after the work he was doing .just have few now 20 i think