Disapointing egg size (jersey Giants)

[MissPrissy]

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Which is why I want to get rid of mine but it seems you can't give them away. They eat like horses, too.

 

[Kung Foo Chicken]

True true Miss Prissy. Mine also step on eggs accidentally while in the nest and just flatten them. I have four and am thinking of getting rid of two hens.

 

[L&Schickens]

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Mine lay a light brown egg. Bad news though. My young splash hens have started eathign the eggs I get before I get them out of the coop! They have caused a frienzy in the coop now and I might have to get rid of the lot of them. I can't stand egg eaters!!

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

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yea JGs arent even finished growing till 2 or 3. they are a very slow maturing breed. Their egg size will get bigger when they get older.

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

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Which is why I want to get rid of mine but it seems you can't give them away. They eat like horses, too.

ill take them lol......maybe....im not far from you tho

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

ha! I got rid of them years ago. When they turned 2 years and still hadn't given me an egg, I got rid of them and let my cousins use them as pets.

 

[AtRendeAcres]

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sounds like soup!

this is my first year with JG so, can't say much more than they are slow growers (like Brahmas) & I only have one!

just reaffirming what has been said!

I honestly haven't noticed Brahmas eating any more than my rocks or EEs!

they do forage well & I don't feed in spring & summer!

 

[luvs2garden2000]

Hi ya'll.

Mine are giving me pretty good sized eggs, now I would not say Jumbo eggs but a good large egg. They are about 8 months old I think. No older than a year old for sure.

 

[chickenzoo]

I love my JG's and at just under a year old they are giving me about the same size egg as my Giant Cochins. Not Jumbo yet but a decent size. I don't see any big difference in feeding yet either . They are very docile and my young roo is very tall but a serama can push him around. LOL. Mine are also pretty consistent layers even between cold snaps. I have black, white and soon to introduce my blue roo.

 

[kees]

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Awww...it sounds like something that you'd see on a cartoon show!

Suzy