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Heritage Breed Producing Good Number Of White Eggs

post #1 of 13
11/29/11 at 6:53pm
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I am designing an experiment to investigate pasture management schemes on egg production of free-range laying hens.  Hope is to promote situation where pasture will provide a greater percentage of nutritional intake and promote desirable changes in nutritional and physical characteristics of the eggs typically associated with free-range poultry.  Owing interest in heritage breeds we have chosen dominiques and buckeyes but would also like to try a breed that a good producer of white eggs.  Any suggestions?

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post #2 of 13
11/29/11 at 8:01pm

What do you consider a good producer of eggs?

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Living the good life with husband of 31 years, three grown, married children, 4 grandchildren.  And about 550 hostas.
Raising coronation sussex, buff chanteclers, BBS Marans and ameraucanas
See why worming is so important:
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post #3 of 13
11/29/11 at 8:12pm

Brown Leghorns

Black Leghorns, White Leghorn, Light Brown Leghorn,Mix of lines Black Copper Marans,mixed flock of layers.Now they are more than 31 lovely chickens.
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Black Leghorns, White Leghorn, Light Brown Leghorn,Mix of lines Black Copper Marans,mixed flock of layers.Now they are more than 31 lovely chickens.
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post #4 of 13
11/29/11 at 8:36pm

Your best bet for white egg laying heritage breeds would be a pretty short list in my opinion.

I would personally say choose Buff, Black or White Minorcas, White or Brown Leghorns or White Faced Black Spanish.  They will be the breeds that lay more white eggs than most other varieties.  There are other varieties that lay white eggs but much smaller eggs than these breeds.

Hope this helps.
John

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Graduate School at age 41.
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LF Buff Wyandottes, SC and RC Black Minorcas.
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post #5 of 13
11/29/11 at 8:51pm

There's also Andalusians, I have no experience with them yet but have heard they are good layers. Pretty too!

Currently chicken-less, hoping to get a fresh start soon.
My wish-list: Old English Game Bantams, American Game, D'uccles, Japanese Bantams, Bantam Cornish, Large Fowl Cornish, Lakenvelders, Welsummers, Kraienkoppen, Andalusians, Speckled Sussex, Cubalaya, Sumatra, Easter Egger (large and bantam), Orpingtons, Iowa Blue, Marans...I think I'm going to need a lot of pens!
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Currently chicken-less, hoping to get a fresh start soon.
My wish-list: Old English Game Bantams, American Game, D'uccles, Japanese Bantams, Bantam Cornish, Large Fowl Cornish, Lakenvelders, Welsummers, Kraienkoppen, Andalusians, Speckled Sussex, Cubalaya, Sumatra, Easter Egger (large and bantam), Orpingtons, Iowa Blue, Marans...I think I'm going to need a lot of pens!
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post #6 of 13
11/30/11 at 4:16pm

I have found Crèvecoeurs to be excellent summer white egg layers, it takes them a little longer to get started though. Eggs are matte white and decent sized, eggshell is sometimes on the thin side.

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post #7 of 13
12/1/11 at 5:35am
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Brown Leghorns


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post #8 of 13
12/1/11 at 8:25am
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Brown leghorns it shall be.

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post #9 of 13
12/1/11 at 8:58am
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Brown leghorns it shall be.


and they kinda look like "Games" also...wink basicaly your black breasted red gam type..

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post #10 of 13
12/1/11 at 11:50am
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Originally Posted by nicalandia 
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Originally Posted by centrarchid 

Brown leghorns it shall be.


and they kinda look like "Games" also...wink basicaly your black breasted red gam type..


Like games that lay proportionally larger eggs.  Now will be fun of finding brown leghorns actually breed to lay rather than just for show.

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