10 Breeds of Chicken That Will Lay Lots of Eggs for You

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Here at The Happy Chicken Coop, we know how exciting it is to collect a bounty of fresh eggs from your own backyard hens!
In this video, we will highlight 10 outstanding chicken breeds that are exceptional egg layers.
You'll learn all about prolific egg producers like Rhode Island Reds, Leghorns, Americunas, and more.
Discover what makes each breed such a prolific layer, and their unique traits beyond egg production like appearance, personality, climate tolerance, and broodiness.
Whether you're looking for a new breed to add to your flock or maximizing eggs from your existing hens, you'll find the perfect match here.
We'll help you decide which abundant layers fit your needs so you can enjoy an abundant daily egg harvest.
With the inside scoop on these 10 superstar laying breeds, you'll get the most eggs from happy, healthy hens!

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@nogames8982 6 ай бұрын

I have actually had a majority of these breeds mentioned over the years. I will say that not all the chickens read the book about what they are supposed to do :-) you could get one breed of chicken from three different hatcheries and you might get three different results as far as egg size, frequency, and temperament. So just be prepared. If you have a bad experience with one breed, maybe give it another try from a different source next time around.

@johnwatkins6651 6 ай бұрын

Australorp has left the chat

@user-uz6ti2rc7l 4 ай бұрын

Great review on the Rhode Island Reds! ❤ My 3, 7 months Rhodies lay an average of 18 eggs per week. Last week they gave me 21 eggs. 🎉

@nedamm5677 3 ай бұрын

I had a blue Andalusian hen. Laid large white eggs regularly and a bit flighty, like a Leghorn. Smartest hen in the yard! My dog had cornered a few chickens that flew into the dog area. Then one day I noticed the Andalusian lying limp on the ground in front of my dog who was focused on the chicken. Ran over to see if the dog had gotten another of the chickens. Grabbed the dogs collar, and then turned my attention to the limp ... wait a minute, chicken jumped up and flew away!! 😳 That hen was playing dead ... smartest hen I ever knew!!

@gregzeigler3850 6 ай бұрын

White Rocks lay really well and are pretty friendly. They'll eat nearly anything and keep producing. I'm surprised this rather large egg layer isn't mentioned.

@sonjaanderson5998 4 күн бұрын

Interesting

@user-ts9mf5vf8f 3 ай бұрын

I love your channel…thank you!

@noahsturgill20 6 ай бұрын

You need to do a video on the buckeye chicken they are great good eggs and great meat plus your video could help the breed become more popular I love my buckeyes they're friendlier than any Rhode Island red could ever be

@beaugibson2951 6 ай бұрын

The deathlayer should had been on the list, they are known to lay an egg everyday till they die

@wandawilliams2397 7 ай бұрын

Oddly my barnevelder flys really well. 6-7 feet off the ground for 7-8 ft. With beautiful iridescent green feather tips.

@richardoder3459 3 ай бұрын

Ours also fly very well and they lay a lot more than 200 eggs a year, at least mine do. Mine free range and the roosters are great for protecting the flock.

@Justicehoward123 Ай бұрын

I have ayam cermanis and black copper marans. The marans are very warm and cuddly great nitds

@wandawilliams2397 7 ай бұрын

Most of my flock were in the honerablemention group. Excepting my original 6 Rhode Island Reds.

@melaibatestil645 3 ай бұрын

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@JovenilleBastida 3 ай бұрын

Bro where is the Australorpe?

@BSBgurl4ever 2 ай бұрын

My Orpingtons, in the beginning of winter they all went broody, one did it first and the others just followed. And one has been obsessed not long after getting out of it that time, she did it again. Just got out of that cycle for second time and is laying again.

@user-nn2hi5gz7n 4 күн бұрын

😂❤

@Warrior19292 22 күн бұрын

I have an amarcaina and it lays 1 egg a day

@peggythatcher4518 2 ай бұрын

It makes my heart hurt to see all those caged birds. Nothing to peck & nothing to keep their interest. Nothing like my farm chickens who constantly run around to see what’s to eat and what new thing is happening. 😭 Chckens are very intelligent and curious, and they have personalities of their own.

@SillyBilly970 20 күн бұрын

i let my chickens out sometimes but they are kinda made to live in big cages

@billthompson8182 4 ай бұрын

Light Brahmas for us. Nothing messes with them. Nothing. They even hunt and eat mice and snakes. Great temperament.

@tasheenaneary8049 Ай бұрын

Are those ok in a coop with a run or do they do better free range?

@billthompson8182 Ай бұрын

@tasheenaneary8049 Ours are in a very large paddock. They are technically inside a fenced area, but the area is so large that they haven't explored it all, and they have been in it for three years. I would not put them in a coop run. They are really big and strong and can dig large holes very quickly. They will quickly turn over all the soil and make a mess in a short time. I would do a large paddock or free range. If you have a light brahma rooster, you won't have any issues with cats. Ours isn't even bothered by the feral/farm cats around us. These guys are massive. If you get a large brahma rooster, you have to make sure you get larger hens. He will get so big that he can tear up the hens without meaning to.

@SteelheadWoman 2 ай бұрын

If you have the Orpington among the top 10, then that's where the Australorp belongs; I have both. I have had the red hybrids, and they die young. Same thing with the Easter Egger. I also have a Wyandotte and an Ameracauna. Others owned in the past are Copper Marans and the black sex-link, so I've had a few to compare. If I could pick only one breed, it would be the Australorp, which I believe holds the world record for eggs produced in a year. My remaining beautiful black girl has earned every bit of her retirement; she is 6 years old, still lays, and is a model of behavior for the rest of the small flock. The Buff Orpington would be her VP if they had elections.

@rebekahtaylor4830 2 ай бұрын

#1 looks like my brown shaver and hyline chickens get huge brown eggs but dont lay during winter. I love light sussex chickens best as hyline/shavers while friendly to people are naughty and nasty. Had a barred rock cross she hardly ever laid and had small white eggs. My orpington cross goes broody all the time and only pays small peachy eggs and isn't tame at all and if you try catch her she will scream bloody muder for the whole world to hear lol 😂😂 my road island reds aren't as friendly as the sussex and hyline either

@nogames8982 6 ай бұрын

Don't feed layer, pellets, feed, grower, feed to all your chickens, no matter their age. Then have oyster shell on the side.

@janicefisk5207 2 ай бұрын

Why not layer?... And Oyster and grit is always available as well.

@nogames8982 2 ай бұрын

@@janicefisk5207 because layer feed isn't the best for all chickens of all life stages. It's not good for young ones before laying age, not good for roosters, not good for your hands while they are in molt. Grower feed, gives them the extra protein that they need to make an easier malt, lay more eggs, and it's so much easier to just have one kind of feed around. Oyster shell on the side gives the hens that need it the extra calcium. The ones that don't need it don't eat it. i've been feeding the grower food for years and I very highly recommend it. i've suggested it to other people and everyone of them are very happy with the results. Give it a shot for a year and see what you think. I started out with my baby chicks the day I get them and that's what they eat their whole lives.

@Justicehoward123 Ай бұрын

Layer pellets suck. My girls won't eat em

@Beastlango 13 күн бұрын

I say, I say, I am the 3rd best breed of chicken

@mangum3006 3 ай бұрын

Home boy needs to do more research then what Google tells him. This is the worst advice I've ever listened to on chickens or chicken breeds. Half the pictures shown are not even the correct breed 🤦🤷