Chookie wrote:
ndering if I have worked in a bureaucracy just a bit too long

Anyway, assuming I get hubby on side, what breeds do people recommend for life
in a back yard with two kids? I am interested in having one chook that lays
white eggs so that we can colour them at Easter, but expect we will need 2 or
3 for the household.


Orpingtons / Australorps are big softies - relatively tame and very
docile and friendly. The eggs are somewhat tinted but can still be
coloured.
The others are right though about the ducks. Indian Runners are probably
the best for cleaning up slugs and are great layers too.

Ute