Re: Average Egg Production by Breed for Backyard Flock?
From: Ranee Mueller (raneemdonot_at_spamharbornet.com)
Date: 07/20/04
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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:53:56 -0700
In article <1090355926.16932.0@damia.uk.clara.net>, "Jill"
<news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote:
>
> "Ranee Mueller" <raneemdonot@spamharbornet.com> wrote in message
> news:raneemdonot-94D3F1.13125620072004@news.harbornet.com...
> > Is there a chart somewhere that gives a rough average weekly
> > production rate by breed? My family is looking into 12 breeds for our
> > home egg supply. Thank you!
>
> It depends on where you are
> It depends on the breeding
> It depends on the feeding
> It depends on the lighting
> It depends on the weather
>
> There are plenty of over views stating that X breed is a good layer when
> in
> fact you can get anything from 50 - 250 eggs a year from the same breed.
> Some breeds have never been eggy and may struggle to get to 150
> Some breeds can struggle to get to 50 but there may be an occasional line
> that produces 100 a year
> IF you can give more info about location etc I am sure there will be
> folks
> here who can give you some experience
Sure thing. We live on the Gig Harbor Peninsula in Puget Sound
Washington. Some breeds we like simply because of the color of the egg,
so we'd get them anyway. We are interested in having mostly hens that
will lay through the winter (we have pretty mild winters). We also have
children, and are looking for friendlier, less flighty chickens, so
information on that will be helpful as well. We would like to get a few
Broad Breasted Bronze Turkeys for eating, with the eggs as a side
benefit until we eat them.
What we _will_ get:
Ameraucanas (we have a friend who has some and will give them to us)
Partridge Wyandotte (we will get a rooster also)
Others we are looking into:
Barnevelder
Delaware
New Hampshire Red
Buff Orpington
Plymouth Rock/Barred Rock
Rhode Island Red
Sussex
Welsumer
We have been told that it is wise to have 1 rooster per 10 hens, if
we wish to propagate our own flock. With that in mind, how would you
rate the above breeds in terms of which would be the best to have a
rooster and which would be the least beneficial. A scale of 1-10 is
fine.
Oh, also, will the roosters mate with any breed or just their own?
If they will mate with any, then is it desirable or not to isolate them,
or does that only matter if you are breeding to sell or for show?
Thank you!
Regards,
Ranee
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