Anyone have or had Barnevelders?

[chickerdoodle]

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Ideal is one of the hatcheries I saw that had them. Wellsummers are my second choice after Barnevelders as they are related fairly closely. i will only have 4-6 hens so I will not be breeding either which is why personality is more important than eggs. I would however, like a few more eggs than 100 per year as Nadine mentioned!

 

[chickerdoodle]

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I agree. I read they lay about 170 eggs per year so Nadine's comment concerned me a bit. I was hoping for at least 140. I am not selling eggs for a living but would like enough eggs for us! How do you like your Cubalayas?

 

[WestKnollAmy]

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Nope, mine have never offered to go broody and my oldest girls are 2 years old, almost 3 years.
My KC line are my best layers but I still don't think they are show quality but they probably came from a show line.
I also have a few Ideal pullets, 6 months old, not even thinking of laying. Not very good quality, imho but I wanted them to work with.
I also have a few other bloodlines unknown to me that still do not lay well. Everyone has molted or not old enough to molt.

I do have a young cockeral from Johan that I am excited about getting daughters from. Maybe that will help me out. I am just disgusted at the poor amount of eggs and it is probably something I am doing wrong. Though my other breeders are doing very well.
I am talking with others on the Barnevelder list and have a few ideas from there that I am going to try. I really love them and do not want to get rid of any but I can't afford to feed them just for their beauty.

 

[chickerdoodle]

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Nope, mine have never offered to go broody and my oldest girls are 2 years old, almost 3 years.
My KC line are my best layers but I still don't think they are show quality but they probably came from a show line.
I also have a few Ideal pullets, 6 months old, not even thinking of laying. Not very good quality, imho but I wanted them to work with.
I also have a few other bloodlines unknown to me that still do not lay well. Everyone has molted or not old enough to molt.

I do have a young cockeral from Johan that I am excited about getting daughters from. Maybe that will help me out. I am just disgusted at the poor amount of eggs and it is probably something I am doing wrong. Though my other breeders are doing very well.
I am talking with others on the Barnevelder list and have a few ideas from there that I am going to try. I really love them and do not want to get rid of any but I can't afford to feed them just for their beauty.

When you try the new ideas let me know what they are and if they work!! What does KC stand for?

 

[WestKnollAmy]

KC is the Kelly Cratty bloodline.

I'll let you know if anything works. I am at the point of realizing one schedule of ideals does not work for all breeds and I really thought I had plenty of options but I have to be doing something wrong.