Which is the right chook for me.

[Squirrel]

Good point Muckylizz! The one question that was probably the most improtant!

[poultrychat]

Or another way of doing it is to find the chickens that you know you would like to keep and then work out how many of them you can keep

[Loz]

If you're starting, go for hybrids, they have been bred for docility and egg capacity, if you want a good meat bird, you can get broilers and growers from a local hatchery. My preferred is a utility Sussex, good for both
Loz