What Are The Best Chickens?

I love the Cochin, Silkies, Bard rocks, and Americana's. They are very nice to have as pets and lay nice eggs and great for showing.

Depends on what you want a chicken for? Eggs, Meat, pets, it all depends. To me they are all good. I don't really care for the game chickens or the bantams. I have Rhode Island Reds, Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, Brahma's, Wyandottes, Speckled Sussex, and Partridge Rocks and a Barred Rock rooster. All of mine are very gentle. My rooster is a perfect gentleman. He takes care of his ladies! I have kept a couple of his sons and they are spectacular looking birds.

My family's favorites are the Ameraucanas.  The hens are very cute with their muffs and practically non-existent pea combs, and they are very gentle.  Always a hit with the kids.  And the beautiful blue to green eggs are very high demand as well.