Best breed for eggs? Whats your opinion

[tadkerson]

I deleted my post. I have nothing to say on the subject.

Tim

 

[jamband]

^ i know a great egg layer wont also be a great meat bird. Not looking for a meat suggesstion. Just a good heritage egg layer. Not really interested in the hatchery stocks either as I think they are breed for factory farming styles.

Anyway the more I think about it maybe the idea of a flock of Barred rocks hens and adding a rir rooster and a BR roosters enable me to produce black sex links and still maintain pure BRs as well hmmmm?

 

[jamband]

Certainly didn't mean to offend you if I did Tim

 

[silky_3699]

AUSTRALORPS. an australorp hen actually has the world record for the most eggs in a year (364 eggs) the average australorp hen produces 300 and over. but the ones like leghorns and rhode island reds are good too.

 

[JD4570]

Thanks Illia for making that clearer. They somewhat breed true because one is RIR while the New Hampshire was developed from the RIR from what I understand. I've tried to bring more of the RIR out in the breeding lines and that would probably account for why mine are darker red than others I've seen. Silky your right , how could I forget about australorps?! They are excellent layers and beautiful birds to boot!