My young Norwegian Jaerhon flock has laid all winter long up here in the high country and have done really well on a whole grains diet. My original thinking in getting them is that:
1) They are active/able to fly and can perhaps get away from predators...since I free-range my laying flock in the woods surrounding my mountain home, this is a great plus for me.
2) They are a light-weight bird, not a heavy eater, but lay a large egg.
3) NJ's are sexable at birth, so I can begin working on finding homes for extra roosters sooner rather than later.
4) Jaerhons are reported to be winter-hardy (and boy do we have winter in the Rockies!)
After having my Jaerhons now for a year, I'm very happy with them! They are all quite mild-mannered birds and easy keepers. The pale crele-type coloring is calming to look at and also gives them a bit of camoflauge in the bushes. They lay a good-sized, pale beige/almost white, bulbous egg, sometimes hard to tell which end is the big end! I'm going to be using their eggs for pasanke (Ukranian egg painting) and the size, shape and color are perfect for that. I would not think they'd make a good meat bird, which is fine with me, as I want them just for layers.
My rooster, Oslo, is a *very* private gentleman and I rarely see him breed, but he is doing his job well and I've had a very high fertility rate this spring.
This auction will be for 18+ eggs. They will ship on Weds, April 7, USPS Priority w/delivery confirmation, lovingly wrapped/padded!
Finished auction price + $14 Priority Mail shipping, payment thru Paypal.
Please PM me if you have any questions!
1) They are active/able to fly and can perhaps get away from predators...since I free-range my laying flock in the woods surrounding my mountain home, this is a great plus for me.
2) They are a light-weight bird, not a heavy eater, but lay a large egg.
3) NJ's are sexable at birth, so I can begin working on finding homes for extra roosters sooner rather than later.
4) Jaerhons are reported to be winter-hardy (and boy do we have winter in the Rockies!)
After having my Jaerhons now for a year, I'm very happy with them! They are all quite mild-mannered birds and easy keepers. The pale crele-type coloring is calming to look at and also gives them a bit of camoflauge in the bushes. They lay a good-sized, pale beige/almost white, bulbous egg, sometimes hard to tell which end is the big end! I'm going to be using their eggs for pasanke (Ukranian egg painting) and the size, shape and color are perfect for that. I would not think they'd make a good meat bird, which is fine with me, as I want them just for layers.
My rooster, Oslo, is a *very* private gentleman and I rarely see him breed, but he is doing his job well and I've had a very high fertility rate this spring.
This auction will be for 18+ eggs. They will ship on Weds, April 7, USPS Priority w/delivery confirmation, lovingly wrapped/padded!
Finished auction price + $14 Priority Mail shipping, payment thru Paypal.
Please PM me if you have any questions!
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