Granny's gone and done it again

[cherrynberry]

I have lost all motivation

You can do it Granny! I will get the drawings mailed out soon.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

You can do it Granny! I will get the drawings mailed out soon.

Agreed! You CAN do it!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

both!
I have had both.marans lay the darker egg but not the best layers. I like wyandottes. always sweet birds.

Thanks, Granny, that really helps. I will go with SLW then since I only have room for four.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I’d go with marans.

Thanks, Emma, why?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Definitely not Wyandottes. I recommend Welsummers. In my egg photo, they are the dark brown layers, I personally prefer dark brown eggs with speckles.

Why not Wyandottes?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Thanks, Granny, that really helps. I will go with SLW then since I only have room for four.

I've had both SLW and GLW. They were both nice birds. Whenever I have breeds that don't stick out in my memory, it indicates to me that they get along well with others and no drama.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Why not Wyandottes?

Because you said you wanted dark layers.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Marans, Barnevelders or Welsumers for dark eggs. Wyandottes eggs are not dark.

Thanks, Kelsey, goodness! I thought my mind was made up, lol!

 

[cherrynberry]

Why not Wyandottes?

They lay cream, not dark at all. My GLWs are the two at the top of the pecking order. They don't get along with the rest of the flock very well. My two are grouchy though. They are old, still lay well, but need constant care. Stacey is a GLW, and she constantly gets a poopy bottom. "Poofier" breeds tend to get poopy butts more. Orps, Wyandottes, Brahmas, SFs, things like that. So far, none of my Welsummers have that issue. Might just be Stacey though. She keeps me on my toes.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yes, it was freezing rain all yesterday afternoon. Streets were pretty bad. Then we go about 3 inches of snow overnight. It's not gonna get above freezing until Saturday noon so it's gonna stick around.

Stay warm, Pert!