Choosing the Right Chicken Breed for Your Climate and Kitchen

Two hens of different breeds standing together — Breed choice sets egg colour, temperament and cold tolerance before you buy. Photo: Jason Thompson — CC BY 2.0

Leghorns lay 300 eggs and hate being touched; Orpingtons lay half that and sit on your lap. Choosing a breed is really four decisions: purpose, climate, temperament and egg colour.

Fresh eggs of different colours in a basket — Egg colour follows the breed, not the diet. Photo: Horacio Cambeiro — CC BY-SA 4.0

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Photography credits: Jason Thompson (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons