I have one Isa Brown hen - her boyfriend is a Splash Jersey Giant rooster, and boy, does he like her! He's quite smitten with her, and follows her around like a puppy dog. He even roosts next to her and often covers her with his wing - somewhat odd rooster behavior, and she's the only one he does this with.
Anyway...this Isa Brown hen is a phenominal layer, laying 28 days straight, then taking a day or two off, and starting all over again, all through winter (in fact, she was the only hen I had that laid all through winter). The splash Giant rooster is huge - I haven't weighted or measured him, but he's a big 'un. The pullet pictured is the only progeny I have from the cross, and I just find her so cute that I thought it would be fun to offer some small batches of eggs.
Member Muggsmagee won the first auction and had a 100% hatch of blue/black/splash chicks. I sent her 9 eggs; the oldest egg was 10 days old on the mail day, she received them on the 12th day, and she set them on the 13th day and still had a 100% hatch (Go, Muggs!). Unfortunately, the last little blue chick hatched ended up dying, but these things happen!! I still think it was a fantastic hatch.
I have only one offpsring from the cross - this gal is white with black splashes, and her chest/neck are sort of a buff color. She has a nice, long back like her daddy, and.....almost nothing like her momma! I'm super excited for when she begins to lay; I'm so hoping she lays really well like her momma. Mom's eggs are quite round, and medium brown in color. The Jersey line I have lays light brown eggs, more elongated and quite large.
This is a PayPal only auction; payment must be made by 5 p.m. the day the auction ends. Eggs to be shipped out Tuesday, 4/19.
I took some recent pics of my splash Jersey boy and will post shortly. I am NOT known for my picture taking abilities....but you'll get the idea!
Here are pics of momma & daddy:
Here is the link to my last auction for these eggs, where Muggsmagee added some pics of her hatchlings: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=479372
Anyway...this Isa Brown hen is a phenominal layer, laying 28 days straight, then taking a day or two off, and starting all over again, all through winter (in fact, she was the only hen I had that laid all through winter). The splash Giant rooster is huge - I haven't weighted or measured him, but he's a big 'un. The pullet pictured is the only progeny I have from the cross, and I just find her so cute that I thought it would be fun to offer some small batches of eggs.
Member Muggsmagee won the first auction and had a 100% hatch of blue/black/splash chicks. I sent her 9 eggs; the oldest egg was 10 days old on the mail day, she received them on the 12th day, and she set them on the 13th day and still had a 100% hatch (Go, Muggs!). Unfortunately, the last little blue chick hatched ended up dying, but these things happen!! I still think it was a fantastic hatch.
I have only one offpsring from the cross - this gal is white with black splashes, and her chest/neck are sort of a buff color. She has a nice, long back like her daddy, and.....almost nothing like her momma! I'm super excited for when she begins to lay; I'm so hoping she lays really well like her momma. Mom's eggs are quite round, and medium brown in color. The Jersey line I have lays light brown eggs, more elongated and quite large.
This is a PayPal only auction; payment must be made by 5 p.m. the day the auction ends. Eggs to be shipped out Tuesday, 4/19.
I took some recent pics of my splash Jersey boy and will post shortly. I am NOT known for my picture taking abilities....but you'll get the idea!
Here are pics of momma & daddy:
Here is the link to my last auction for these eggs, where Muggsmagee added some pics of her hatchlings: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=479372
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