We’ve got a flock of 25 beautiful egg laying chickens at our back door. We feed organic feed, orchard windfall, and kitchen scraps to our birds. We’ve begun selecting chickens with good temperaments and egg laying for breeding, beginning with large French Black Copper Marans, docile Barred Rocks and Dominiques, plus adorable mottled cochin bantams.

French Black Copper Maran

A large breed with feathered feet, a single comb, and gorgeous dark chocolate brown eggs. Lays about 150 eggs a year.

Plymouth Barred Rock

A friendly layer of light brown eggs, these classic barred single-comb chickens have good personalities and are consistent egg layers, even through winter.

Dominique

These are rose-combed ‘cuckoo’-feathered birds that are cold hardy and excellent layers of light brown eggs.. They are recognized by the Livestock Conservancy as the first breed of chicken to America.