Me, too. I am interested in nice, friendly, maybe even pettable chickens.
I have Blue Andalusian that seem to be very aggresive and mean.
I also have brama Banties that are funny and dopy. Not too much trouble.
And quiet, nice Black Astralorpes.

I would love a beautiful and colorful rooster that isn't so mean.
What other types of chickens have you raised?

All mine are free range in my big back yard. 1/4 acher.
Thus needing for them to be social.

I never had much luck with the Rhode Island Reds, they always seemed more aggresive than others. However, Valerie is fairly sweet.. she is red, but I think she's a mix due to her size. She's smart and fairly sociable, whenever we are eating outside she will beg for scraps and want to cuddle. Mixes are great, they always end up being of moderate temperment, and kind of a social grab-bag... You will always get a very notable personality. But like I said, the Barred Plymoth Rock are ridiculously sweet and kind, I highly recommend them.. however not at the highest for brains but great if you want them to socialize with others.

hee, "chickenzillas"... I've definately had a few of those.. I had a rooster (it was raised by someone else and then given to us) that was so nasty that it chased me up a tree when I was 13.. he was really loud and had no respect for the family, he would herd the chickens straight into the part of the garden they weren't supposed to be in, and then challenge us if we tried to shoo him out! He menaced the cats and even the goats didn't like being around him.. he even mounted the hens so often that he pulled out all their back feathers.. after he assaulted the family members enough we gave him to the Humane society with a warning.. I had never given another chicken away before or even after that.

if you are looking for more docile breeds generally speaking the asiatic breeds such as brahma langshans in my experiance have proven to be so. the only exception ive encountered is the cochins, but not always. wyndottes have always been good for me. another of my favorites is the hamburgs, very industrius little birds great layers. and they are very pretty. they are good at flying though.

she quacks?! thats a new one, cute