sheritashair1
In the Brooder
- May 2, 2015
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We have 6 chicks and need to know their breed, when do they lay eggs and how many? Thanks. Attached is their picture. I'm not sure why the pic is not attaching?
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Yes they are all females, I looked at them myself. And I well have to take better pictures later so you can see them clearly. And I believe my hubby brought them home like the end of March/beg of April. Thanks for your help.
x2 on this.The two white ones are Cornish Cross meat birds. Unless you severely limit their feed, they will not survive past 8-10 weeks and won't ever lay eggs. Cornish cross are usually butchered at 6-8 weeks of age, since they grow very rapidly and tend to have heart/structural problems.
The two solid red birds are Production Reds. They appear to be pullets for now. Production Reds are excellent productive breeds, so they should start laying brown eggs for you at 5-6 months old. The red/white chick is a Red Sex-link pullet, which is another brown-egg laying production breed that should begin laying at around the same time as your Production Reds.
The black chick could be many black breeds, since black chicks look very similar. However, I would suspect that it is a Black Australorp or Black Sex-link. Both Australorps and Black Sex-links are great egg layers.
The number of eggs a chicken lays depends on its health, breed, diet, and external conditions. However, I would expect at least 200 eggs per year from each of your Production Reds (assuming they're pullets), Australorp, and Red Sex-link. Most likely, they will lay even more eggs than that; I'm being a little conservative.