Hi, yes, I am on Bainbridge Island. Thanks for chiming in. This will be my first go at chicks and they are from Privett Hatchery which supplies all the local feed store chick sources. I am going to get twelve to start things off. 4 of each, Blue, Silver and Golden just for variety and hope...
OMG, that is the worst report on Wyandottes I have heard yet. You mentioned blizzards. I assume you live somewhere with extreme winters. I live in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle. I wonder if my birds will produce through the winter without lights since it is very mild here or if egg...
Thanks for sharing your experience. I am just starting a new flock and have chosen to have Wyandottes. I would like to get about on average 4 eggs a day all year round. But this is a hobby so I want interesting birds also. This is helpful. I am trying to get a comparison between (my)...
Question for you all. Will an excellent layer such as a RIR or Sexlink lay as many or more eggs in winter without supplemental lighting as a Good layer such as a Golden Laced Wyandotte that gets 14 hours of light in the winter? Red Star Sexlink and RIR's (for example), are predicted to lay...