Another newbie

I have bantam wyandottes and orpingdons. They are both decent layers and pretty friendly.  Mine don’t like being handled, but then I have never picked them up unless I was checking them.

From what others have said on here, ex-batts are very friendly and will rapidly attach themselves to you.  They probably think you are wonderful after the life they have had.  They still lay for a while.

If you are buying young birds, just have your wits about you.  There was a massive surge in interest in chicken keeping over lockdown and a lot of backyard breeders sprung up.  From what I have seen on line, there are a lot of overpriced birds being sold and very young, so I am sure there are males in the mix. I would also have a good look at how stock is being kept.  If you see dirty, smelly set-ups and scruffy looking birds, walk away.