I have a pretty decent size flock, and some of my favorites are our Golden Cuckoo Marans. Good dispositions (esp. the rooster) and good egg production. I like the color of the eggs from the Easter Eggers, but from what I've seen the best production goes to our Australorps, with second place going to our Speckled Sussex. The Sussex are also the friendliest chickens we have; one of them will come right up and sit on your shoes while you're trying to feed them, gather eggs and so on.