grannys gone and done it

[Ol Grey Mare]

I am still looking for my "perfect" breed. Harder for me as I hate red chickens LOL started with Brahmas. I love them other then they aren't very cost effective. I will always have some but not my "go to breed" I will also have a few easter eggers . I like that australorps but they are a real pain to pluck clean. Great egg layers tho.

What are the characteristics you need (besides not red, lol) - from this it looks like good layers, dual purpose for meat, cold hardy? Have you tried one of the varieties of sussex?

 

[enola]

You are joking about store bought eggs being sprayed white aren't you?

Leghorns are great layers. Great feed conversion, they do well in SC winters. I have owned a lot of them, both brown and white. Mine have not been mean to other hens and have not been as flighty as people report them to be.

 

[rIrs roost]

You are joking about store bought eggs being sprayed white aren't you?

Leghorns are great layers. Great feed conversion, they do well in SC winters. I have owned a lot of them, both brown and white. Mine have not been mean to other hens and have not been as flighty as people report them to be.

X2. Great layers.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

no I haven't tried the Sussex and I can even spell that breed always a plus. I will have to check them out. I don't want a breed that looks like a pheasant because of the springers (hunting breed) Must lay large or bigger eggs, feed efficient for the most part, Pretty (maybe) decent eating and cleaning roos for the extra ones.

 

[willzpapa]

You are joking about store bought eggs being sprayed white aren't you?

Leghorns are great layers. Great feed conversion, they do well in SC winters. I have owned a lot of them, both brown and white. Mine have not been mean to other hens and have not been as flighty as people report them to be.

No maam

 

[enola]

You actually think they spray white onto store bought eggs?

If you buy leghorns you will realize their eggs are truly white.........

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

The eggs in a commercial system are washed, sprayed with sanitizing product and dried -- while that may impact the coloration I am not aware of specific coloring being applied.

 

[willzpapa]

Well they are white eggs.to start with but they white wash them to be more eye pleasing and to seal cracks

 

[enola]

Papa, when eggs are candled, any eggs with cracks are removed. They are not "white washed" to hide cracks. They would not be grade A if stuff was sprayed on them.

 

[willzpapa]

Ive hauled eggs and egg products out of Gaylord ,Mn