Looking for winter hardy white egg layers

[punky rooster]

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I agree, and I believe they should lay a white egg

Do you have Dorkings?

According to Henderson's breed chart, the eggs are "creamy white to light tint." I've had them for 2 years & can assure you that they're not pure white. I have also bought eggs from other Dorking breeders & have never seen a "pure white" Dorking egg. I'm a colorist, artist and a theatrical & special effects make-up artist. I have to look at and understand pigment -- and many artists see color better than other people. I'll post a pic later.

No, but I have wanted some for a while. According to the standard, they should lay a white egg. I know there are not many that are up to standard. I would love to do a project to recover them, but sadly, I don't have the space for two large fowl breed now.

 

[punky rooster]

Oh, I think I got confused. When I said I agree I meant, that dorkings would be a good breed. And the eggs color should be white.

 

[Chris09]

Quote:
I agree, and I believe they should lay a white egg

Do you have Dorkings?

According to Henderson's breed chart, the eggs are "creamy white to light tint." I've had them for 2 years & can assure you that they're not pure white. I have also bought eggs from other Dorking breeders & have never seen a "pure white" Dorking egg. I'm a colorist, artist and a theatrical & special effects make-up artist. I have to look at and understand pigment -- and many artists see color better than other people. I'll post a pic later.

I wouldn't go solely by what you read on "Henderson's breed chart". According to the APA's American Standard of Perfection call's for egg shell color to be White.
I do understand the White as a Color of egg can and will range from a Chalk White to a Dirty White color and all are still considered White.
( I believe that we have to remember we are talking Egg Shell Color and not a color that would be found on a artist's pallet )

Chris

 

[Illia]

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Agreed. I'm an artist too, and I've known Polish to lay off-white eggs but in general they SHOULD be white

Also, another big agreement, the Henderson's breed chart is out-dated and doesn't have much accurate info.

 

[tgrlily]

I hear ya... I've just never seen a Dorking egg that I personally would consider white. My husband thinks they're white. Maybe I'm too sensitive to slight variations in color.

 

[chickpeaz]

I was not familiar with Dorkings so I did a google image search -- wowza, that's a pretty bird! What a stunning comb! Thanks for the intro. Now I'll have one more "someday" breed to add to the list (and shell color matters not a whit to me; I love a rainbow-filled egg carton).

 

[wingsofglory]

The Jaerhon is a white egg layer that was created by a government of Norway project.

A lot of money went into using the local hens that did well in the cold winters and adding other breeds to make a small efficient layer of big eggs for commercial profit.

Someone posted on here about how they did in Alaska winter. No frostbite on their combs.

They are bred for eggs, not identical color issues exhibitors get on. So they are variations of a crele color/markings to a light headed coloring like Campines.

I had one hen and loved her, the 3 roosters were outstanding gentlemen from the start. They are calm and friendly too, not spazs like other Med. white egg layers.

One hint: do not order a few with other breeds like Light Brahma and EE like I did. They are small chicks and got mashed.. The survivors were wedged in the corners with their eyes shut tight.

Ideal is already sold out for the year - think they've caught on a great layer that eats less. Sandhill Preservation had them at the top of their egg laying list.