My two SLW's, hatched June 1, 2015, are the only two hens laying for me this February. They lay one egg every 36 hours, so I get 1-2 eggs from the everyday. My 5 EE hens, 3yo this year, have laid 3 eggs since mid-December. One of my SLW's is markedly larger than the other SLW and her eggs are becoming jumbo sized.
These hens were given to me by somebody breaking the law keeping chickens in her town that didn't allow it. I don't think I would have even known about this breed if this hadn't happened. I will definitely be including SLW's in my flocks in the future.
Btw, I kept 5 Dark Cornish roosters that I had bought as chicks, hatched September 1, 2015, and I butchered all of the other roosters.. I will be incubating eggs fertilized by them, as well as laid by my EE hens. The chicks will look like I-have-no-idea-what! Even more, I have NO idea what they will look feathered out! Breeding mutts.
Guess I'll have to take some pictures.
These hens were given to me by somebody breaking the law keeping chickens in her town that didn't allow it. I don't think I would have even known about this breed if this hadn't happened. I will definitely be including SLW's in my flocks in the future.
Btw, I kept 5 Dark Cornish roosters that I had bought as chicks, hatched September 1, 2015, and I butchered all of the other roosters.. I will be incubating eggs fertilized by them, as well as laid by my EE hens. The chicks will look like I-have-no-idea-what! Even more, I have NO idea what they will look feathered out! Breeding mutts.
Guess I'll have to take some pictures.