Rural Gardening: Suggestions for chicken breeds please, 1 by HappyGardenerWI

HappyGardenerWI wrote:
Silver Spangled Hamburgs (from Murray McMurray hatchery in Iowa) were my best layers. Called the "Dutch everyday layer", they're beautiful, gentle, and thrifty. They lay medium-sized white eggs almost every day. They are often non-setters, so if you want your hens to raise succeeding generations, you'll have to buy a setting hen and put her on a clutch of Hamburg eggs.

I've uploaded a picture of a hen (who was a setter) who's ragged from tending to her chicks, but you can still see her beauty.

Cheers Annie