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  1. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I’m truly sorry. I don’t recall judging you. And didn’t know you had such a sad experience with Isa Browns. :hugs :hugs Just reacted upon the average age of the breed you wrote. I know the age of 2 yo average isn’t true for most Isa Browns kept as backyard chickens. In Europe many people...
  2. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Are you confused with what happens in factory farming? True Isa Brown have a short lifespan. They live about 20 months in factory farming not bc of reproductive issues but they do stop laying around that time. Simply because they have their first serious moult around that time. Costing more...
  3. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I found more info in English about this old breed and how the strange name appeared . I have no personal knowledge about their health or longevity. 180 eggs a year is not extreme. In general the old heritage breeds are often quite strong and individuals can easily get 10 years old if there are...
  4. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Westphalian deathlayers (from https://kippenfokkerij-de-kriel-jouwweb.jouwweb.nl/de-beste-legger-van-de-hele-wereld Dutch name = doodleggers) Don't be put off by the strange name. of this chicken breed: it is a breed of german land chickens , looks very nice and the hens perform well. That is...
  5. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Hard to pronounce if you are not Dutch. It has the hard g-ch like in Scheveningen, a slight grunge. And the ij-ei that is not in your vocabulary either. Ei means egg btw. ;) The aa is long . As if you open your throat and say aaa for inspection by a doctor. S-grunge-🥚ndul-aaa-r Listen to the...
  6. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I have 6 bantams and had 10 brown large organic eggs today, from the supermarket. 😁 My bantams , all older than 3 have a winter break and don’t lay at the moment.
  7. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Mine stopped laying. Winter period started for all my hens (3-9 years old heritage breeds). Probably no eggs till February or March.
  8. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    No eggs for about a month now. I have no (commercial hybrid) winter layers and most hens are 3+. I am buying organic eggs in the shop now. One hen is still moulting. Until this is over, I give them a break. Next month I want take down the led lights in the outside Xmas tree 🌲 And hang these in...
  9. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Yesterday I had 4 small eggs from 7 bantam chickens. A first spring egg from my 7 years old Dutch named Black was one of them.
  10. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Just 2 bantam eggs from 7 bantams. Bc its autumn now, my 4 Dutch bantams (5 and 6 years old) stopped laying.
  11. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    5 yesterday. From 8 cute bantams, 5 of them almost 5 and 6 years old. 4 of my flock.
  12. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Got just one egg today. But this one was from a 4.5 year old hen who laid her first egg this year.
  13. BDutch

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    No more then 8 hours of light now and no artificial light. Winterstop for 6 hens and 1 pullet. Only 1 hen is laying at the moment. Approx. 1 egg in 2 days. Today I had no egg.
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