Hey! this is a pic of my lil' sis Avery and four out of six of our girls, from left: Edith, Belle, Lucy, Francine. these girls are very happy and get lots of greens and get to roam much of the day.
the other two girls are Gerty (my dad named her) and Valentine because we got them on valentine's day this year. when starting out with chicks, make sure you hold them and give them lots of attention so they can familiarize with you and become easier to handle in the future. if starting out with pullets (hens under a year), or any aged hen, still
treat them with love and give attention to them. this makes them more happy and increases their egg production. you'll read in books or on websites that hens laying three to four eggs a week is really good-but it makes all the difference when they lay at least six to seven a week! of course it is hard for an owner to become that intimate with a large flock, so
priority is to give them a variety of fresh veggies and fruits, and give them enough space to roam-this lets them use their natural instincts of foraging on the ground and it also helps with bug/pest control! you'll notice in my picture that all four chickens look different, because they are all different breeds. we have four out of out six chickens that are different breeds: Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rock (Dominique), light Brahma, and an Ameraucana. it your looking for good egg layers Rhode Island Reds/Whites, and leghorns are the top quantity layers-but i would recommend RIRs because they are more docile and friendly than leghorns (Lucy in the pic is a RIR). but these aren't the only breeds, there are hundreds of different chicken breeds. a good website to go to is
mypetchicken.com and they'll help you find what chicken is best for you.
the other two girls are Gerty (my dad named her) and Valentine because we got them on valentine's day this year. when starting out with chicks, make sure you hold them and give them lots of attention so they can familiarize with you and become easier to handle in the future. if starting out with pullets (hens under a year), or any aged hen, still treat them with love and give attention to them. this makes them more happy and increases their egg production. you'll read in books or on websites that hens laying three to four eggs a week is really good-but it makes all the difference when they lay at least six to seven a week! of course it is hard for an owner to become that intimate with a large flock, so priority is to give them a variety of fresh veggies and fruits, and give them enough space to roam-this lets them use their natural instincts of foraging on the ground and it also helps with bug/pest control! you'll notice in my picture that all four chickens look different, because they are all different breeds. we have four out of out six chickens that are different breeds: Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rock (Dominique), light Brahma, and an Ameraucana. it your looking for good egg layers Rhode Island Reds/Whites, and leghorns are the top quantity layers-but i would recommend RIRs because they are more docile and friendly than leghorns (Lucy in the pic is a RIR). but these aren't the only breeds, there are hundreds of different chicken breeds. a good website to go to is mypetchicken.com and they'll help you find what chicken is best for you. 
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