Got a new project for the year - the rainbow carton :)

[safarichick101]

I need help starting a small business of selling cartons of eggs containing all shades possible! I already have chickens and i'm 14 but I think it would be nice to earn some cash for the pocket. I would like to stick with large eggs and good layers. I am a fan of the docile breeds though I do know that the good white layers are far from it.

so...


Brown eggs - Speckled Sussex and Deleware.
Dark Brown - Welsummer (I would take marans but I've heard they do poorly in high temps)
White- Exequer Leghorn and Blue Andalusian
Blue eggs - Ameraucanas (HQ)
Green Eggs - Hatchery quality ee's (sold as ameraucanas, but I already know their secret

)
Tinted eggs - Faverolles


What do you think? Do you have any suggestions as to what breeds and such? Any colors that I'm missing?

 

[RAREROO]

My Specked Sussex lay light brown to cream colored eggs, they would be a good breed but I would also suggest something like RIRs and Barred Rocks for normal med brown eggs.

 

[speckledhen]

Duplicate thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=287313