➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[CrazyCrttr75]

It could be the strains are better where she came from. I just know the Ideal stock.

That could be a possibility. I got her from TSC. So she came from Hoover's.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

That could be a possibility. I got her from TSC. So she came from Hoover's.

I think our Legbars came from Hoover’s and they are sweethearts.

 

[NanaKat]

Thank you everyone for the feedback and insights! I’ll look at some of the hatcheries and the best production hens that they have produced. Then I’ll tally the amount of them and see which hatchery is best suited.

Egg size and laying ability is our most important concern as of right now so that seems more like the most feasible option. Then once we get our personal flock established we can move towards longevity and size.

Too bad you don't sell white eggs. My largest eggs came from my Minorca hens. The girls laid jumbo white eggs. They were also my smallest hens. Minorcas are a flighty bird, but get along well with others. They laid well until 5 years old. My only Minorca hen left is now 8 years old and rarely lays an egg. The reason I still have her is because she adopts stray chicks to mother.

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

When I get some more chicks I think that I want to get a dark brown egg layer, a few color layers and a white/creamy layer. Just to round out my other light brown, tan, beige, nude (probably considered tinted maybe? Is almost pinkish) colored layers. To have a varied colored carton. I think that is what I’m going to personally aim for.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Too bad you don't sell white eggs. My largest eggs came from my Minorca hens. The girls laid jumbo white eggs. They were also my smallest hens. Minorcas are a flighty bird, but get along well with others. They laid well until 5 years old. My only Minorca hen left is now 8 years old and rarely lays an egg. The reason I still have her is because she adopts stray chicks to mother.

I want white layers, but we’ve been told by several customers that they will only eat the brown eggs. We’ve tried to explain that there is literally no difference in the eggs but they won’t listen.

I love the look of Minorcas, and I’ve heard the same that they lay XL eggs which would be awesome.

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

There are a lot of breeds that I’d like to own but I have issues with them. I’d love a Salmon Faverolle. But it lays small eggs and only a few times a week. I don’t want small eggs. I’d love a Polish. Would love, love, love a Polish! But all I see are straight run with the breed. I don’t want to risk the extra cockerels. Soooo, nope. It’s just a personal preference is all. I thought about a female silkie to go along with Bowie. That’s a maybe but I worry that the boys might take a liking to her too much since she’s more their size. This is just my inexperience talking in this regard. There are a few more but I keep running in to only straight runs or something. So it’s just prioritizing I guess. So I will work for productivity and egg color and go from there.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

When I get some more chicks I think that I want to get a dark brown egg layer, a few color layers and a white/creamy layer. Just to round out my other light brown, tan, beige, nude (probably considered tinted maybe? Is almost pinkish) colored layers. To have a varied colored carton. I think that is what I’m going to personally aim for.

I want some more dark brown layers too. I’m liking the “midnight majesty marans” mostly for their price..FBCM tends to be more expensive and harder to come by.

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

I want some more dark brown layers too. I’m liking the “midnight majesty marans” mostly for their price..FBCM tends to be more expensive and harder to come by.

What is FBCM. I am assuming the “cm” is copper maran but I don’t know what the fb part is. Nm... French black copper maran?

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

Too bad you don't sell white eggs. My largest eggs came from my Minorca hens. The girls laid jumbo white eggs. They were also my smallest hens. Minorcas are a flighty bird, but get along well with others. They laid well until 5 years old. My only Minorca hen left is now 8 years old and rarely lays an egg. The reason I still have her is because she adopts stray chicks to mother.

I want white layers, but we’ve been told by several customers that they will only eat the brown eggs. We’ve tried to explain that there is literally no difference in the eggs but they won’t listen.

I love the look of Minorcas, and I’ve heard the same that they lay XL eggs which would be awesome.

Aren’t Minorcas the ones that have the big bright white earlobes and like a black head? Or am I thinking of a dif kind of chicken? I’m on my phone and can’t look them up at the moment. If they are what I’m thinking of, they are really neat looking.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

What is FBCM. I am assuming the “cm” is copper maran but I don’t know what the fb part is. Nm... French black copper maran?

Yes sorry I forgot it’s not universally known