These birds have been the foundation of our flock. They have stood up to the arid Colorado weather here which means cold winters, hot summers and not much rain so no many plants or bugs. Very...
Acquired these two girls from someone who wasn't supposed to have them in the city. They were still pullets. They lay one egg every other day between the two of them. Have not noted them to be...
With several comments about finding it hard to obtain good quality Brabanters, has anyone purchased from Sandhill? Where have you found good quality stock? If our town changes it's regs, this is...
they are decent layers(in due time), big eggs, and you should get probably 3-4 eggs a week. They start a bit later than almost all egg laying breeds because their first 9 months or so is used to fill out that large frame. avg I think is 9-12 months on them for laying. But they are great chickens to have. The size helps out to keep the hawks away, and they have good personalities and do well in small backyard flocks mixed with other breeds. i had a blue cockerel and black-blue splash pullet when I had to get rid of my flock in April. I def plan to get more JG's as soon as I can get chickens again. If that was a cockerel you have, the comb would be much larger by now, and it even stands like a pullet. just going off my experience, they carry themselves diff.
:( NO chickens right now. Hopefully in the near future I will.