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

standinntherain wrote:
I have a Black Star, two Silver Laced Wyandottes and a Buff Orpington...They're all sweeties, and wonderful layers! We've also had Rhode Island Reds, which were wonderful layers as well. They've all been very hardy girls! Although all my girls are sweet, the Black Stars are like lap dogs! They'll come when you call their names and jump on your lap! lol And they don't skip a beat when it comes to laying eggs, big, beautiful brown eggs every day! Here's a link about them...

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/black_star.html

(and that picture on the site does not do them justice!) I know you won't be disappointed if you add a couple of them to your flock. =) We're getting more next spring! We used to have our chickens free range but our neighbor's dog came over and had a hay day with them, the Black Stars were the few that survived. They're smart ones...but now they're in a fort! lol