earliest layers?

[Delta3013]

Yhea, I like Gilbert and Nelly, they like to be by themselves but do get along with everyone else, I should start expecting eggs this spring, I usually get 6 eggs a week if your intrested in them for hatching.
p.s. They also like to do fly by's around my house because I live right next to the lake, and man it vibrates the whole place.

 

[adyhart1]

oh cool beans! I'd love to hatch some duckies! i have a massive pond i need to decorate

If you ever want any coturnix eggs you know were to go also

I have delawares too but they are still young and i wont expect eggs from them till June. And sad to say i only have one RIR... his mates were killed by a stray dog

yeah we get the blackhawks and chinooks flying around out here by us too... my animals go nuts... but we live by a bunch of towers and they can't get too close... few years back i guess one hit one of the wires and went down... big expensive boo boo

 

[Delta3013]

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YES I'D LOVE SOME COTURNIX EGGS

Me and my ag teacher were talking about getting some! But do you know the regulations on them, fellow central Texan??
And so sorry for you poor roo... hope he finds a new girl friend(s)

 

[adyhart1]

You know i do not know the regulations on them.. I live out in the country so i never really bothered to look. But i can do some research for ya and let ya know. Do you live in city limits?? That usually makes a big difference! I have all of mine in a huge aviary. But i have a quad that i'm going to be moving to a smaller pen for my breeding stock! My roo is gorgeous and my three hens are large and fat! I've got a light in there pen on for 14hrs and day and have them on a high protein diet. They should be laying any time now! I've got my incubator up and running so i can see how there fertility is going if they'd just give me some darn eggs!!! Ive seen mating so i know it will be soon i hope lol I'll do some research real fast and let ya know... ill pm ya

 

[Delta3013]

K Cool. Also Im expecting some silkies to hatch in the next week if your interested, It's weired...I got one silkie chick that had pink skin insted of the standard blue, and she is the sweetest little thing, tiny too.
But yes I do live in city limits, but my house was built in 78' and was deemed ag. land, but none of my neghbors care about my birds, heck, some of them were even interested in getting some birds! They dont mind the crowing, it reminds them of when they were kids growing up on the farm.
I also read a bit, and The regulations only apply to Texas native bird, so I think I can have Coturnix, so........

Just PM me if your interested. Nice meeting you!

 

[adyhart1]

ok pm'd ya

 

[shelleyd2008]

My earliest layer (an english white) layed just a few days shy of her 5th week birthday

 

[adyhart1]

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lol i wish mine were "early layers..." I have two english whites in my pen but they are both roo's... always crowing at me when i go inside there pen!

 

[daseymay]

I had one that laied at 5 weeks and 2 days and then a couple days another laied. The others followed at about 6 weeks.