Help me choose a breed of chicken.

[Hokum Coco]

Who really knows??
I think you are on the right track.

Any one of the three breeds should for a certain window of time provide you with 5 eggs a week. .

You may find that some of your hens may turn out to be roosters. I am sure you know what happens to egg production then.

I am sure you are familiar with the old saying

"Do not count your chickens before they hatch".

Well in your case it could be

" Do not count your eggs before they are laid".

On another note:
When it comes to laying eggs; Hens take a back seat to ducks!

INDIAN RUNNER

The Indian Runner is the only duck in New Zealand bred exclusively as an egg-producer. In its heyday the Indian Runner was the ultimate egg machine, with laying records that greatly exceeded those of any hen. An official world record of 363 eggs in twelve months was established at Papanui in Christchurch early last century by a Runner duck, which on several occasions laid two eggs in one day. Around the same time, a team of five Indian Runners laid 2887 eggs over a two-year test period.
The Runner originated in Malaya (as it was then called) and was introduced to Britain in the 1870s. It is a slim, upright, active duck with relatively long legs, which should walk or run without the roll or waddle of most ducks. Fanciers have tended to breed to exaggerate this stance and have been accused of aiming for "Too much Runner and not enough Duck!"
The Indian Runner comes in a variety of colours, although the original Malayan birds were fawn and white.
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[NYcue]

NewChickenGuy...

I have Plymouth Barred Rocks that I purchased from a hatchery. They are the only chickens I have....

From my experience... each one of those chickens produces 5 or more eggs per-week. And they are really friendly and quiet.

I don't keep a light in the coop so I allow them the Winter off from laying.

I hope that helps!

 

[brahmabreeder]

All the hatchery websites I checked said all three breeds have very good/excellent egg production. The Plymouth and new hamps have slightly better meat production though. Breeders don't breed for egg production though so every line will be different.

 

[4 the Birds]

I have Reds and Rocks and they are good egg layers. You can certainly get 5 eggs per week per bird during their prime. During their molt they will not lay any eggs for many weeks. If I lived in a warmer region then I would go for Sexlinks or Leghorns. They can be pretty reliable egg producers.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Hop on the Plymouth Rock Breeders thread and ask how many eggs a pure bred white rock lays a week. I'm guessing 4-5.

Each of your choices has a thread for discussion of that breed. You can ask questions there and find a breeder to obtain eggs or birds.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/811228/the-plymouth-rock-breeders-thread/810#post_12366548

As stated before pure bred birds wont lay like hatchery birds. And each line, individual breeder, will lay differently as birds are bred for show or for performance in meat and eggs.

 

[Rooster Rules]

I have Reds and Rocks and they are good egg layers. You can certainly get 5 eggs per week per bird during their prime. During their molt they will not lay any eggs for many weeks. If I lived in a warmer region then I would go for Sexlinks or Leghorns. They can be pretty reliable egg producers.

I have barred rock/sussex X, and leghorn/sussex cross, in a very cold northern climate. Interesting enough, my Grandparents kept leghorns up here way back in rickety old unheated coops.....