anyone working on a white-egg laying Easter Egger? (or other white-layer cross)

[ShrekDawg]

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I loveeeeeeeeddddd my Leghorn and her offspring and grand offspring if it makes you feel better lol

 

[tlcmurphy]

I think Ancona lay white eggs too?

 

[ShrekDawg]

I think Ancona lay white eggs too?

Plus Andalusian, Houdan, Minorca, etc. but all have huge combs

 

[Brittbee]

Lisa Steeles cookies and cream from Meyers may be one to look at. A lot of ee qualities, stunning black and white feathering, and white egg later with 3-4 eggs per week.

 

[Tahai]

Bearded Polish lay white eggs, same with Mottled Houdan. Also there's Sultans.

They're all crested though, & one has feathered feet.

Yeah, I stay away from feathered feet. Too much ice and mud where I live. And my friends who have tried crested breeds in their mixed flocks end up with bloody head troubles. Also, if I remember correctly, aren't polish eggs small?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yeah, I stay away from feathered feet. Too much ice and mud where I live. And my friends who have tried crested breeds in their mixed flocks end up with bloody head troubles. Also, if I remember correctly, aren't polish eggs small?

For what it’s worth, I kept my brabanters in a mixed flock and they did great. But they don’t have huge crests.

 

[Tahai]

I loved my Brabanters. They laid great and were friendly and I think cold hardy because they don’t have much of a comb or wattles because they’re supposed to have a beard and crest. I say supposed to because I had a clean faced one and another one with minimal crest but yeah. Ideal has them. They used to have both gold and cream and I had two of each but now they only have cream. But yeah.

Thank you. Unfortunately, it looks like they are not prolific layers, with 150-200 eggs. Also, the crested birds are not something I want in a mixed flock.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thank you. Unfortunately, it looks like they are not prolific layers, with 150-200 eggs. Also, the crested birds are not something I want in a mixed flock.

Mine laid really well. Every single day. Just like the Leghorns. But maybe that was just mine, idk. Also I kept mine in a mixed flock including integrating with older, larger birds and they had zero issues and even bossed others around sometimes lol

 

[Tahai]

Lisa Steeles cookies and cream from Meyers may be one to look at. A lot of ee qualities, stunning black and white feathering, and white egg later with 3-4 eggs per week.

Thanks. I just googled them. Unfortunately, they are not what I'm looking for They lay a cream egg, are crested and feather legged, and flighty and nervous according to the Meyers website.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Yeah, I stay away from feathered feet. Too much ice and mud where I live. And my friends who have tried crested breeds in their mixed flocks end up with bloody head troubles. Also, if I remember correctly, aren't polish eggs small?

I live in a similar climate, & currently have snow, & in an arctic blast. I raise silkies. No problems with heads, nor snow/ice on foot feathers.

Was just listing a few bearded white egg layers.

I've never raised Polish, so I can't say anything about egg size.