Recent content by jessicadawn

Thanks mama24 for sharing your thoughts. It helps! And D&B, thank you so much. I completely gapped on Performance and have also heard mixed reviews around frustrations with them but I will try them. It makes more sense financially. Also, I hear you about getting really good lines at some point...

Quote: I agree D&B hens and that's another thread so I won't get into it as much as I'd love to. Ninety nine percent of my birds come from private breeders but with the Exchequer, I was going to order from Ideal Poultry, mainly because at this point I'm not interested in breeding them (I...

Thanks for your responses. I'm going to try them. I've got nothing against the white other than their white........I just love the different patterns and colours on chickens. Cheers!

You too hey? Someone else on here just shared that with me. I've read to websites that say approx. 200 a year and another that said 280. I know different strains will lay differently but in general I would love to know what that number is.

bump, bump. Anyone?

How are they as layers? I.E. how many approximately a week? Thanks so much!

I have a friend here who started with Ameraucanas and now breeds EE's from them because she firmly believes the latter are hardier. We don't live in a hot climate though. Hottest it gets is approx. 95 degrees farenheit for a few days at a time only.

Quote: Either way I don't have them I understand - lol!

Thanks DM. I don't think any other variety of Leghorn or other heritage breed tops the white leghorn. I'm not looking for an egg everyday but 5 a week to balance out the breeds I keep for beauty and temperament only that give 3 or 4 a week would be nice. Anyone else had experience with this...

Forgive me for asking this question if it already has been asked in this thread but I just came upon it and don't have time to go through each page, HOWEVER, I am really interested in getting some really good laying non-white Leghorns. Is the Exchequer Leghorn a very good layer - 5 a week at...

zum would zay a MUTT........and that a real Easter Egger iz an Ameraucana bred with another Ameraucana of different feather colouring to give you a non-standard variety but one that will ztill lay u a blue egg. Otherwize, once you breed their (the combo you suggested) offspring to another...

Good sign. They have a good chance but you need to treat their wounds if you want to maximize their chance of survival.

You need to locate the wounds and treat them. Chickens have an amazing capacity to survive if you can keep them from developing an infection within and without (internally and topically). Gently swab area and part her feathers to find the wounds and then apply raw honey to them. It is a powerful...

Quote: Hey Caat, is this in response to my email? I don't want to hijack katie's thread. I'm not sure about how it works on here but on some sites the Moderaters discourage hijacking. Do you want to PM or email?

Quote: I'll PM you.