So Bee--I have a question about this sex-linked thing and super layers...you have stated that you have productive birds that are 4-5 years old. Sex links are made so they can tell them apart at hatching... is that all? I thought the production birds were bred to lay more eggs with less feed in a shorter time than other breeds? I thought the breeds you quote lay as many eggs over their lifetime as do production layers. The production layers just lay all their eggs in their first 2.5 years. Do you mean that yours are still as productive as that at 4 years? Or they dont lay for the winter so that is why they are still laying that many years?
I guess I am confused...I thought chickens had a set number of eggs and the production birds just shot theirs out faster?
I hope this makes sense...Terri O
I guess I am confused...I thought chickens had a set number of eggs and the production birds just shot theirs out faster?
I hope this makes sense...Terri O