What is the best kind of chicken to have in an urban area?
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Question by Luna: What is the best kind of chicken to have in an urban area?
I am looking for a hen to keep in an urban area. I mainly want chickens that are quiet, docile, and non-flyers. I would like an average amount to large amount of egg production, egg color doesn’t matter. I do not care about having a rare breed. I am also looking for chickens that are easy to handle and friendly, I am only going to get about three chickens, and I want them to get along. I would also like them to be hardy in the winter. So far my best bet has been a Australorp, what do you think?
Also I am not EATING the chickens! I am looking for EGGS!!!
Stop being stupid and saying “KFC! YEEHAAAAWWWWW!” Or whatever the crap you people think is funny. I want REAL answers, not a ton of stupid spamers thinking they are being funny by saying fried chicken. It was funny the first time, but seriously, if you are going to make a joke, make it your own. Don’t be stupid.
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15 Responses to What is the best kind of chicken to have in an urban area?
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tasty chicken
dreamofdiversity
March 9, 2012 at 9:36 pm
chicken holiday
mandeezy
March 9, 2012 at 9:38 pm
native chicken from Philippines
El Esplendido
March 9, 2012 at 10:00 pm
fried
jackel
March 9, 2012 at 10:09 pm
poyo rostisado
cesar_mexican
March 9, 2012 at 10:26 pm
WELL ALL CHICKENS FLY BUT RODE ISLAND REDS ARE GOOD WITH GOOD EGGS just look up on how to clip there wings
*Tawny*
March 9, 2012 at 10:28 pm
as-if girlfriend you be better off with a bucket of KFC or something besides all that
beststopbargains
March 9, 2012 at 10:43 pm
pigeons
Elmo watches you at night
March 9, 2012 at 11:05 pm
KFC in fact you just made me hungry!!
alex gti
March 9, 2012 at 11:21 pm
just make sure that u get some that u will be able to catch if they get away from you. my friend had some neighbors who had chickens, and they ran so incredibly fast. it was SO HARD to catch them lol, and they wuld always end up in somebody elses yard. so just make sure that you get chickens that u will easily be able to look after/control.
carrvahall
March 9, 2012 at 11:59 pm
I’d rec. Orpingtons for you. Pretty docile. Hardy. Decent producers. Check them out @ MurrayMcMurray.com
Joe B
March 10, 2012 at 12:39 am
For being tame and quiet, I would suggest cochins. They are very docile, easy to tame, beautiful birds. They are not the greatest layers, but they are ok.
Turkens are wonderful layers, tend to lay longer than most chickens (most chickens stop laying well around 2 years of age), and mine tend to be pretty quiet. Of course, any rooster is going to be noisy. Hens will usually only make noise if they are disturbed or right after they lay.
orionmobile
March 10, 2012 at 12:45 am
australorpe are a resonably quiet breed but they are rather large.the quietest of the breeds that are good layers are actualy the cormecial strains.strickly speaking isabrown,highlines etc are not actualy breeds but have been bred for lay and temprement.breeds I would sugest for a confind space and none flighty would be
silkies
not great layers but very cute and quiet
pekins
small and quiet not great layers
australorpes
should be good layers but are very large
sussex,road island red,new hampshire
should be quiet but can vary probably not as good as layers as australorpes
indian game
short large bird that can be quiet doesn’t tend to jump much
all these birds are commen in australia
but I am not sure of elsewhere
hylines/isa browns/high sex are probably commen all over the world and are easly found.the other can be found at poultry markets or sales or in weekend papers or whatever pass’s for these where you are
chookman
March 10, 2012 at 1:22 am
Chickens can not fly. I have 2 and use to have 15. The 2 I have now are bantam x silkies and are wonderful. Their eggs are sometimes a little smaller but they are easy to handle and really friendly.
Hope this helps.
creature carer cara
March 10, 2012 at 1:27 am
This site says a lot of breeds and a bit about them:
http://www.omlet.co.uk/breeds/breeds.php?breed_type=Chickens
I haven’t got them yet but I am going to get 2 these
http://www.omlet.co.uk/breeds/breeds.php?breed_type=Chickens&breed=Miss%20Pepperpot
They are supposed to have a good temperment and lay lots of eggs.
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March 10, 2012 at 1:55 am