Re: no eggs

dghealy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

What brown egg layer would you recommend for the New England climate?

It is ALWAYS best to ask those around you.
Do you have Farmers markets in your area?
If so you can bet that anyone producing eggs for them are using pretty economical layers which do well in their area - they have to be to make even a small business viable.
That means they survive your local climate, they do not eat anywhere NEAR as much as your fancy pure breeds, and they lay much more of the year around.
The chances are they may well sell you a few older birds if they have not got rid of them, or even a few young birds which will be laying.
Even if they don't you will know what works well in your place.

There will be lots of suggestions flying around, but only those who live in your area are really in a place to advise.

If you are starting from day olds shipped in from one of the major hatcheries or a known production breeder, then experience from others around the States is valid.

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Jill Bowis

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http://www.kintaline.co.uk

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