BackYard Chickens › BYC Forum › Chicken Breeds › Breeds, Genetics, & Showing › White Leghorn, the forgotten breed
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

White Leghorn, the forgotten breed - Page 9

post #81 of 145
12/7/11 at 5:50am
Quote:
Originally Posted by gootziecat 

I've been tempted to try a couple of these myself next spring. Does anyone have a preference which hatchery to get them, based on overall quality and vigor?


For hatchery WL, I don't think it really matters which one they come from. Just my 2 cents smile

County Line Farms Facebook Page
CURRENT BREEDS: Delaware, Dominique, BO, BR, BSL, & White Leghorn
***PM for hatching egg & chick availability***
Now breeding, hatching, raising, and selling Coturnix Quail (eggs and birds)...

Reply

County Line Farms Facebook Page
CURRENT BREEDS: Delaware, Dominique, BO, BR, BSL, & White Leghorn
***PM for hatching egg & chick availability***
Now breeding, hatching, raising, and selling Coturnix Quail (eggs and birds)...

Reply

Featured Stories on BackYard Chickens

Join Our 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long
Why Join BackYard Chickens?
Poll: Why raise backyard chickens?
post #82 of 145
12/7/11 at 5:52am

I'm waiting for my 3 white leghorns to start laying. They are just about 6 months old, so I don't think it will be long. I've heard one doing an egg song lol . I had a white leghorn hen once "Miss Prissy" . She was an amazing egg layer

    I'm always shocked how people take something typed on a forum so personally :) If I say it here I have done it. No Bull poop from me. I'm not arguing, I'm stating what I see in MY flock of 10 years.I'm NOT P.C. If that offends please just block me :)

 

http://www.facebook.com/LifeWithChickens  

 

https://www.facebook.com/StonykillFarms     

 

 

 

Reply

    I'm always shocked how people take something typed on a forum so personally :) If I say it here I have done it. No Bull poop from me. I'm not arguing, I'm stating what I see in MY flock of 10 years.I'm NOT P.C. If that offends please just block me :)

 

http://www.facebook.com/LifeWithChickens  

 

https://www.facebook.com/StonykillFarms     

 

 

 

Reply
post #83 of 145
12/8/11 at 8:43am
Quote:
Originally Posted by gryeyes 

My four Trader Joe's WLs are great birds, very pretty, the hens are wonderful layers, and the roo is a gorgeous example of the breed as far as I am concerned.  His comb is so large I am afraid that if he doesn't turn to face winds,he might get blown over!
big_smile


Question for you.......What in the world are Trader Joe birds? The only Trader Joe's I know is a grocery store.

proud mom to Lucy(NHR), Gladys(BO) and Pearl(WL) and married to the best husband in the world, Tom.
Reply
proud mom to Lucy(NHR), Gladys(BO) and Pearl(WL) and married to the best husband in the world, Tom.
Reply
post #84 of 145
12/8/11 at 9:04am
  • gryeyes
  • Platinum Poultry
  • Covered in Pet Hair & Feathers
Quote:
Originally Posted by urban-chick-mom 
Quote:
Originally Posted by gryeyes 

My four Trader Joe's WLs are great birds, very pretty, the hens are wonderful layers, and the roo is a gorgeous example of the breed as far as I am concerned.  His comb is so large I am afraid that if he doesn't turn to face winds,he might get blown over!
big_smile


Question for you.......What in the world are Trader Joe birds? The only Trader Joe's I know is a grocery store.


That's exactly what they are: hatched from Trader Joe's market refrigerated eggs - the fertile ones!  I hatched 'em myself.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/41679_traderjoefertilecarton.jpg

-- Linda (AKA: gryeyes)
I refuse to fight a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Buncha Outdoor PET chickens, ducks, two Toulouse ganders, and four turkeys. Plus 2 wiener dogs, some bunnies and a rescue cat which owns me. Oh. And a house silkie....

Reply

-- Linda (AKA: gryeyes)
I refuse to fight a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Buncha Outdoor PET chickens, ducks, two Toulouse ganders, and four turkeys. Plus 2 wiener dogs, some bunnies and a rescue cat which owns me. Oh. And a house silkie....

Reply
post #85 of 145
12/8/11 at 1:43pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by LisaAnnW 

What a great picture - it looks surreal!  Your boys are beautiful.

A.T. Hagan :

I like my Leggerns (yes, I know how it's really spelled).  They produce more eggs on less feed and under all conditions than any other breed I've ever kept.

There is a prejudice against white eggs to be sure, but it can be overcome.

I don't have a good shot of the girls but here's one of a couple of the boys in the rooster pen I took the other day.  The colored ones are ISA Brown boys.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3fsAlvQqXk8/Tj_h89IxDiI/AAAAAAAACCA/vjDnyd63PeY/s512/2011-08-06%25252018.17.28.jpg



X2  What a great pic of the roos in quite the bachelor pad.

Living the good life with husband of 33 years, three grown, married children, 4 grandchildren.  And about 550 hostas.
Raising LF black javas,  BBS Marans and a few olive and easter eggers for a pretty egg basket.

Member of the APA.
See why worming is so important:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7474233

Reply

Living the good life with husband of 33 years, three grown, married children, 4 grandchildren.  And about 550 hostas.
Raising LF black javas,  BBS Marans and a few olive and easter eggers for a pretty egg basket.

Member of the APA.
See why worming is so important:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7474233

Reply
post #86 of 145
12/8/11 at 2:13pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by gryeyes 
Quote:
Originally Posted by urban-chick-mom 
Quote:
Originally Posted by gryeyes 

My four Trader Joe's WLs are great birds, very pretty, the hens are wonderful layers, and the roo is a gorgeous example of the breed as far as I am concerned.  His comb is so large I am afraid that if he doesn't turn to face winds,he might get blown over!
big_smile


Question for you.......What in the world are Trader Joe birds? The only Trader Joe's I know is a grocery store.


That's exactly what they are: hatched from Trader Joe's market refrigerated eggs - the fertile ones!  I hatched 'em myself.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/41679_traderjoefertilecarton.jpg


Very interesting. I will have to tell my friend about that.

proud mom to Lucy(NHR), Gladys(BO) and Pearl(WL) and married to the best husband in the world, Tom.
Reply
proud mom to Lucy(NHR), Gladys(BO) and Pearl(WL) and married to the best husband in the world, Tom.
Reply
post #87 of 145
3/24/12 at 9:16pm

Anyone know what a Buff Cochin roo + White Leghorn rosecomb hen will look like? hu.gif

Go Team Chicken
Reply
Go Team Chicken
Reply
post #88 of 145
3/25/12 at 10:26am
I love my white leghorns too. I posted about that last week because I kept reading negative posts on here. I will always have them as part of my flock. We should start a movement to save them from commercial egg laying facilities. Lol

5 cats, 3 labrador retreivers, 2 quarter horses, 1 crazy goat, and 7 little chicks

Reply

5 cats, 3 labrador retreivers, 2 quarter horses, 1 crazy goat, and 7 little chicks

Reply
post #89 of 145
3/25/12 at 10:30am

I love my leghorns.. they are very social... always right there to say.  My son keeps asking me "When are you going to hatch so of those white birds that lay those big egg?" LOL  I just set 30 or so last week.  I need a layer pen full of them.

 

I have a question... I have 4 in a pen and they only lay 1 egg or so a day... any ideas?  I have another pen with 3 and I get 3 eggs a day.  They are younger but not much.  They did lay and kinda quit.  I just don't get it..... needless to say I am hatching from the Laying Pullets lau.gif

Donna  -   Wife and mother first, unless the chickens need me smile.png  With God ALL things are possible.

My Breeds and Hatching Eggs that are available HERE

My reg and Mega Incubator with turner HERE the Mega bator has a link at the bottom of the page

My Pallet Breeding Pens HERE

My Pallet brooders/Growout Pens HERE

Lavender Ameraucana Breeders Thread

 

 

 

Reply

Donna  -   Wife and mother first, unless the chickens need me smile.png  With God ALL things are possible.

My Breeds and Hatching Eggs that are available HERE

My reg and Mega Incubator with turner HERE the Mega bator has a link at the bottom of the page

My Pallet Breeding Pens HERE

My Pallet brooders/Growout Pens HERE

Lavender Ameraucana Breeders Thread

 

 

 

Reply
post #90 of 145
3/26/12 at 6:05pm

Beautiful !!!

 

Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Breeds, Genetics, & Showing

Featured Stories on BackYard Chickens

Join Our 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long
Why Join BackYard Chickens?
Poll: Why raise backyard chickens?
BackYard Chickens › BYC Forum › Chicken Breeds › Breeds, Genetics, & Showing › White Leghorn, the forgotten breed