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Bringing home baby chicks is an exciting step — whether you’re expanding your backyard flock or just getting started on a rewarding, egg-filled adventure. With so many breeds to choose from, it’s important to find the right fit for your needs. Are you looking for a top-notch layer to keep your egg basket full? A hardy breed that can handle chilly winters? Or maybe a friendly, docile bird to add to your flock’s dynamic?
At the Country Store, we take pride in offering a wide selection of high-quality chick varieties, sourced for strong genetics and reliable performance. From fan-favorite layers to unique heritage breeds, we have something for every chicken keeper. Check out some of our most popular breeds below, and stop by to explore even more options in-store — our knowledgeable team is always happy to help you find the perfect additions to your flock!
Here are some of our favorite breeds and varieties:
Light rusty red feathers, quick grower; friendly, quiet and docile
Purpose: Dual-Purpose
Approx.: 240 Medium Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Brown
Mature Weight: 6-7 lbs.
Single Comb
Hardy birds make great dual-purpose breeds to add to any flock; matures quickly, and the hens make great egg layers. Does well in free-range environments and tends to be calm and docile.
Approx. 260 Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Brown
Mature Weight: 6-7 Lbs.
Single Comb
Grey to light grey plumage (“blue” feathering); excellent egg layer and a great forager. Does well in hot and cold climates.
Approx. 290 X-Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Brown
Mature Wt: 6-7 Lbs.
Single Comb
Considered one of the top free range-foragers of all laying breeds; can also be kept in runs quite happily. Lay large terracotta brown eggs, often with speckles. Hens do go broody often in late spring but are not particularly good mothers. Hardy in cold weather.
Approx. 250 Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Speckled Brown
Mature Wt: 5-6 Lbs.
Single Comb
Blue egg-laying chicken. Plumage is a mix of cream shades overlaid with faint black barring and features a small crest on the top of the head.
Approx. 280 Medium Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Blue
Mature Wt: 5-6 Lbs.
Single Comb
One of the top sellers in the industry because of the number of eggs they lay and their demeanor. Docile birds that are easy to handle.
Approx. 320 Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Brown
Mature Wt: 5-6 Lbs.
Single Comb
A favorite farm chicken; good dual purpose birds, laying a good number of brown eggs and have a gentle temperament.
Approx. 200 Medium Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Brown
Mature Wt: 6-9 Lbs.
Single Comb
Produce an assortment of egg colors from turquoise, to olive, to light brown
Approx. 240 Medium Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Colored
Mature Wt: 5-6 Lbs.
Pea Comb
Combines excellent production with an attractive egg color. They are a beautiful bird that lays green to olive eggs; many will also lay a speckled green egg. Olive Eggers are created by taking a blue egg laying breed crossed with a dark brown egg laying breed. (This cross does have a change of laying a brown egg.)
Approx. 260 Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Olive
Mature Wt: 5-6 Lbs.
Single Comb
Topaz colored with feathers alternating in color between the light red-orange and white, making it seem like a glimmering topaz stone. They are great egg layers and do well in many different environments.
Approx. 290 Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Brown
Mature Wt: 6-7 Lbs.
Single Comb
One of the oldest known breeds. Dark brown- or mahogany-colored feathers, and some black and blue feathers with white ends, making the speckles show throughout their plumage.
Approx. 240 Medium Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Cream
Mature Wt: 5-6 Lbs.
Single Comb
Loved for their silliness and their steady egg production. These bearded beauties are great, docile birds that are very friendly.
Approx. 180 Medium Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Light Brown
Mature Wt: 4-5 Lbs.
Single Comb
Easy to care for, yielding abundant eggs and tasty meat. They do not let winter blizzards interrupt laying.
Approx. 200-250 Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Brown
Mature Wt: 6-7 Lbs.
Single Comb
A rich chocolate brown color; great dual-purpose bird for any flock as they combine unique plumage color and high egg production with a well fleshed carcass. Docile temperament.
Approx. 200 Medium Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Brown
Mature Wt: 6-7 Lbs.
Single Comb
One of the more famous and popular duck breeds due to its excellent egg production. A very hardy breed that tends to be nervous, energetic, are great foragers, and are often broody.
Approx. 220 Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: White
Mature Wt: 3.5-4.5 Lbs.
A very hardy duck, and many of their eggs have varying degrees of grey in the shell color. On rare occasions, they will lay a pure black egg. They have a brilliant beetle-green sheen to their feathers.
Approx. 180 X-Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Grey/Black
Mature Wt: 6-7 Lbs.
Lays more and larger eggs, has higher fertility, and is fairly calm. As adults, the females range in color from a very light brown to a very dark brown, often with areas of white on them. Males can appear much like a Rouen, or a dull-looking Cayuga, or with white and dark markings.
Approx. 290 X-Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: White
Mature Wt: 5-6 Lbs.
Very calm, inquisitive, and excellent foragers who are hardy in all climates. They can also make an outstanding dressed bird as their under-feathers are almost exclusively white, making their carcass as pretty as a pure white bird. Like most domestic ducks, the Welsh can only fly short distances.
Approx. 200 Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: White
Mature Wt: 4-5 Lbs.
Very hardy, strong ducks with good foraging ability and are good for free-range duck farming. Slow to mature but make a good meat duck, a moderate egg layer, and do not do well in confinement.
Approx. 180 X-Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: White To Green/Grey/Black
Mature Wt: 6-7 Lbs.
A classic breed, wonderful dual-purpose breed that is a great addition to any flock. No flying ability, do not make good mothers, are fair foragers, and are very hardy in all climates. They are popular as pets and as ornamental additions to your flock.
Approx. 200 X-Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: White
Mature Wt: 5-6 Lbs
Beautiful and said to have very flavorful meat. Calm, has a gentle disposition, and makes a good pet. Rouen ducks tend to be broody and are hardy in most climates with a lean carcass. Does not fly easily.
Approx. 180 X-Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: Green
Mature Wt: 6-7 Lbs.
Most popular goose for eating because of their fast growth rate, large size, and white plumage. A strong, hardy breed with blue eyes and orange feet and beaks. This heavy goose is not a flyer, is a good weeding goose, and will often raise a full nest of goslings.
Approx. 35-45 X-Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: White
Mature Wt: 15-20 Lbs.
A very old, domestic breed; the most popular commercial goose breed. Extremely cold hardy, very calm and docile. A slower-growing breed, reaching full maturity in at least three-years, and important meat producers. Not suitable for egg production and do not forage well. Their feathers come in various shades of grey.
Approx. 15-25 X-Large Eggs/Year
Egg Color: White
Mature Wt: 18-25 Lbs
This turkey is one of the most common and largest breeds available in the U.S. The Broad Breasted White’s size makes it a great addition to any table. The mature female weight at 20-weeks is 25-pounds, and the males will mature at about 45-pounds.
Source – Chick information and photos from Hoover’s Hatchery
