Best Dual-Purpose Chicken Breeds

1. 1

   Australorp

   ~280 eggs · hens ~6.5 lb

   Lays about 280 a year and grows to a meaty 6.5 lb.

2. 2

   Plymouth Rock

   ~250 eggs · hens ~7.5 lb

   Lays about 250 a year and grows to a meaty 7.5 lb.

3. 3

   Speckled Sussex

   ~250 eggs · hens ~7 lb

   Lays about 250 a year and grows to a meaty 7 lb.

4. 4

   Rhode Island Red

   ~250 eggs · hens ~6.5 lb

   Lays about 250 a year and grows to a meaty 6.5 lb.

5. 5

   Jersey Giant

   ~180 eggs · hens ~10 lb

   Lays about 180 a year and grows to a meaty 10 lb.

6. 6

   Lavender Orpington

   ~200 eggs · hens ~8 lb

   Lays about 200 a year and grows to a meaty 8 lb.

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   Bielefelder

   ~200 eggs · hens ~7.5 lb

   Lays about 200 a year and grows to a meaty 7.5 lb.

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   Dominique

   ~230 eggs · hens ~5 lb

   Lays about 230 a year and grows to a meaty 5 lb.

9. 9

   Buff Orpington

   ~190 eggs · hens ~8 lb

   Lays about 190 a year and grows to a meaty 8 lb.

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    Buckeye

    ~200 eggs · hens ~6.5 lb

    Lays about 200 a year and grows to a meaty 6.5 lb.

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