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OK I need some HELP. Somehow I just won a dozen hatching eggs in a contest. I have these breeds to pick from HELP!!!

Lavender Orps, Black Copper Marans, Egyptian Fayoumis,Welsummers, Black Australorps. Golden Lakenvelders, Golden Campines,Salmon Faverolles, Blue Andalusians or Gold Laced Brahmas.


Which ones do I choose?


They all seem like good chickens I have never had lavender orpingtons but I am getting some buff orpingtons and have heard they can be sweet birds and lay well however I'm pretty sure they tend to go broody which isn't necessarily a bad thing if you want that. I just recently tried hatching some marans none of them hatched though which is probably because they were shipped and I lived so far away. They also lay beautiful dark brown eggs which I was excited to add to my egg basket. :) I think well summers lay white eggs but I'm not sure i have never had them and don't know much about them. I have one black astrolorp and she is pretty sweet they lay a light brown egg. I like this kind and I ordered some more which should be coming around the 24th :D I have also heard salmon faveroles are really sweet birds I wanted to order these ones but they were all sold out :( they have ear muffs which are the fluffy things on their cheeks and they may have beards but I'm not sure about that. Blue Andalusians I think also lay white eggs also not sure about that, the only white egg layers I have liked so far are polishes which are the ones with top hats but that's not to say other chickens that lay white eggs aren't nice. I don't know anything about gold laced brahmas but if I were getting the eggs I would probably choose either the salmon faveroles or the black austrolorps that is just what I would do though. Hope this helps you :)
 
OK I need some HELP. Somehow I just won a dozen hatching eggs in a contest. I have these breeds to pick from HELP!!!

Lavender Orps, Black Copper Marans, Egyptian Fayoumis,Welsummers, Black Australorps. Golden Lakenvelders, Golden Campines,Salmon Faverolles, Blue Andalusians or Gold Laced Brahmas.


Which ones do I choose?

If it were me, I would pick the Lavender Orpingtons.
 
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. Lol Done come on jac done lol

I was leaning towards Gold Lace Brahmas, or the Lav Orpington. They have Silkies, but they werent offered. Actually I thought I had ZERO chance of winning! It was identifying a picture of hens and a roo, they were Double Laced Barnevelders. People were guessing Barnevelders but didnt get the dbl lacing. Oh well, now I have 12 more eggs coming on the 19th...lol
 
jnjmanning,
Hi,
My vote would be the orps...............They are so gentle and sweet. my favorite breed by far.
I also have astrolorps........mine are rather aloof, but excellent egg production...............
 
The temperature in my incubator keeps spiking and all the thermometers that were calibrated are all giving different readings.
I don't know if it's from the automatic egg turner I added this time or this crazy heat, but I hope I get a good hatch!!!
 
OK I need some HELP. Somehow I just won a dozen hatching eggs in a contest. I have these breeds to pick from HELP!!!

Lavender Orps, Black Copper Marans, Egyptian Fayoumis,Welsummers, Black Australorps. Golden Lakenvelders, Golden Campines,Salmon Faverolles, Blue Andalusians or Gold Laced Brahmas.


Which ones do I choose?

Faverolles for sure :D
 

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