Gold Sex-link - Amazing hen. We've gotten a medium / large brown egg from her every day (except 2) since she started to lay. She is friendly and even tempered.
Barred Rock - Curious and bossy. She's larger than the others. She lays a large / extra large light tan egg. She layed through the winter just fine. She lays about 4 times a week.
Silkie - She lays really well for about a month, then goes broody. She even layed in the winter. Oddly enough, she's top hen. She's gone broody 3 times since October. It takes about 5 days to break her. I just gave up on her and got her some eggs to hatch. If she'll hatch eggs and adopt chicks, then she'll be earning her keep.
Bantam Cochin - She didn't lay the entire winter. She's started laying again. She went broody once, but was easy to break. She'll also sit on my lap.
I had one chicken die, she just sort of faded over the winter. She never laid, so I think there was something wrong internally. She was sold to us as a sex link, but I think she was actually a wellsummer.
So, do I like my hens? Yes. I'm happy with all of them.
As I gradually replace hens in my flock, I'd get another gold sexlink. I wouldn't get the barred rock or the bantams again. The barred rock is big. The cochin bantam doesn't lay very consistently, but her eggs are adorable. I like her, but can't decide if I'd ever get another one. The not laying all winter put her on my naughty list. For the silkie, the jury is still out. She lays, but her broodiness is a little annoying.
I might be getting an easter egger to replace the chicken who died. We'll see how that goes.
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