California - Northern

[tommysgirl]

I keep the German birds and they do quite well at the shows. And yes, the Germans took over our American breed and "saved" them when we let them go hatchery for the most part.

I don't remember exactly, but I think I had most of the entry at Stockton

would you be willing to sell me a girl one day even if her man would be sub-standard?

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: Absolutely! We don't discriminate, LOL

I've got quite a few youngsters growing out this year.

 

[tommysgirl]

I tried breaking her already. After she squished the babies in the shells, I broke her. She laid for a week, then started sitting again. She can sit there for all I care, she's not getting anything else. I will most likely rehome her.

ohhhh poor squished babies! So if a girl doesn't respond to breaking do you just let her sit there sometimes? I am new to this broody thing so any advice would be great.

 

[Nikon]

Just snapped a picture of a couple of eggs from my legbars. They lay the most amazingly HUGE egg.

I am not a tiny woman, 5'8", so it's not that my hand is small. I wish the blue would photograph true.

Wowsers! We may add a legbar to our flock at some point....

 

[Ali707]

Just snapped a picture of a couple of eggs from my legbars. They lay the most amazingly HUGE egg.

I am not a tiny woman, 5'8", so it's not that my hand is small. I wish the blue would photograph true.

Those are huge. I am wondering if it is trick of the camera, but then I compare it to the size of your palm, and nope! Those are big! I am STILL waiting for eggs mind you.....everyone is 13 weeks this weekend. I may have a little egg envy.

 

[tommysgirl]

Those are huge. I am wondering if it is trick of the camera, but then I compare it to the size of your palm, and nope! Those are big! I am STILL waiting for eggs mind you.....everyone is 13 weeks this weekend. I may have a little egg envy.

Ali I hear ya...My Del pullet I got from Kim is 17 weeks old on Sunday and my other girls are all 12 and 13 weeks. With only 4 of 6 mature girls laying and only 2 of them with any regularity we are experiencing an egg shortage that almost makes Tom glad I more than tripled the size of our flock. At least that's the plus I keep pointing out to him.

 

[tommysgirl]

Absolutely! We don't discriminate, LOL

I've got quite a few youngsters growing out this year.

Well that is good news. Did the Germans go back to the original breeds and recreate the NH?

Big Beautiful Legbar Eggs!

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: It's my understanding we gave them NH to make up for our soldiers eating all their chickens during the war.

They just kept working with them and developing the breed. Here, NH fell out of favor and were relegated to the hatcheries and the quality degraded.

 

[Grandmas Basket]

Are these single yolk? Are double yolk eggs always larger than standard eggs? I, too, am in egg envy. My 3 pullets are 14-15 week range so will be a while.

Just snapped a picture of a couple of eggs from my legbars. They lay the most amazingly HUGE egg.

I am not a tiny woman, 5'8", so it's not that my hand is small. I wish the blue would photograph true.

 

[ronott1]

Are these single yolk? Are double yolk eggs always larger than standard eggs? I, too, am in egg envy. My 3 pullets are 14-15 week range so will be a while.

Double yolked eggs are usually seamed in the center with a flat spot. That is where the two eggs come together.