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[Katy]

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I agree bring it on.
I guess you do admit that there are some breeds that are VERY FLUFFY and lay alot. Which ones? lolol I'd like to know?

My orps very seldom miss a day laying as well as my wyandottes.....both breeds have very fluffy butts. Here to prove to you I've got some fluffy butts who are also very good layers are some pictures of those fluffy butts. Some of us who've had birds much longer than you have maybe have a bit more experience on whether the amount of butt fluff keeps them from laying or not.

As I already said it can sometimes make a difference in the rooster getting the eggs fertilized but not on the hen's rate of lay.

Some of my orps

Some of my wyandottes...didn't have good butt shot of my SLWs, but they've also got very fluffy butts.

 

[lildinkem]

Quote:
I agree bring it on.
I guess you do admit that there are some breeds that are VERY FLUFFY and lay alot. Which ones? lolol I'd like to know?

My orps very seldom miss a day laying as well as my wyandottes.....both breeds have very fluffy butts. Here to prove to you I've got some fluffy butts who are also very good layers are some pictures of those fluffy butts. Some of us who've had birds much longer than you have maybe have a bit more experience on whether the amount of butt fluff keeps them from laying or not.

As I already said it can sometimes make a difference in the rooster getting the eggs fertilized but not on the hen's rate of lay.

Some of my orps
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/orpingtons/100_1691_final.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/orpingtons/100_1685_final.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/orpingtons/100_0601_final.jpg

Some of my wyandottes...didn't have good butt shot of my SLWs, but they've also got very fluffy butts.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/wyandottes/91615934.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/wyandottes/100_1565_final.jpg

I do not know as much as you. . Please tell me why birds do not lay when their molting? I don't understand? I only had birds for 2 years. I am very new to the whole thing. I have the type of birds which don't lay when they molt. And my Cochin take even longer to molt. Can you please tell me of a Cochin breeder who sells Cochins that lay over 150 eggs per year? And what qualitifies as layin every day in the term of number of eggs per year? I am new and want to learn.

 

[lildinkem]

These are my basement bargain brand Blacks. Not as nice as yours. Just your everyday junk that I have. Not only it took these girls longer to fire up and lay consistantly, but they'll shut down in july or so for couple of months. Cause, I believe the extra FLUFF heats them up more then the lesser FLUFF birds. So they may lay at best March thru June and for a two month at best a few will lay in the fall. ALL depends on the weather. IF it rains alot, they stay in and don't lay as much. My guess is they will lay in the neighborhood of 150 to 175 eggs at the best. That is ASSUMING they lay everyday during those months. And they don't. They lay on a good week 5 eggs per hen. And the Buffs are worse. They too is just your average junk I have. Nothing special.
So, what is the secret? How come yours lay everyday and mine don't? Must be just crappy genes in my birds I guess. lolol

The oldest bird in any of these pics is one Black hen who is near 2 years old. The rest are one and younger.

Korgo is 7 months ole in this pic.

 

[cherylcohen]

you guys are silly...but i love it!

 

[cherylcohen]

For bargain junk that look mighty fine to a real newbie, only had hens since sept 09

 

[Katy]

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My orps very seldom miss a day laying as well as my wyandottes.....both breeds have very fluffy butts. Here to prove to you I've got some fluffy butts who are also very good layers are some pictures of those fluffy butts. Some of us who've had birds much longer than you have maybe have a bit more experience on whether the amount of butt fluff keeps them from laying or not.

As I already said it can sometimes make a difference in the rooster getting the eggs fertilized but not on the hen's rate of lay.

Some of my orps
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/orpingtons/100_1691_final.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/orpingtons/100_1685_final.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/orpingtons/100_0601_final.jpg

Some of my wyandottes...didn't have good butt shot of my SLWs, but they've also got very fluffy butts.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/wyandottes/91615934.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/wyandottes/100_1565_final.jpg

I do not know as much as you. You are WAY more intelligent & experienced then me. Please tell me why birds do not lay when their molting? I don't understand? I only had birds for 2 years. I am very new to the whole thing. I have the type of birds which don't lay when they molt. And my Cochin take even longer to molt. Can you please tell me of a Cochin breeder who sells Cochins that lay over 150 eggs per year? And what qualitifies as layin every day in the term of number of eggs per year? I am new and want to learn. llololol

I don't know scientifically the reason hens generally don't lay while they're molting, but common sense tells me it's their body's way of concentrating on growing new feathers instead of trying to do two things at once. The majority of birds don't lay while molting so there's nothing unusual about that. Every once in a while there will be a hen who doesn't quit laying completely while she is molting and it seems to take her much longer to make it thru her molt.

I don't know anything about Cochins, but it's the birds' make up that determines how many eggs they lay, not how much butt fluff they've got or what they look like. I consider 5 eggs or more a week this time of year as a good layer. Most of my orps are at this point skipping one day a week....sometimes two days.

I know there are some lines that as a rule don't lay as well as others, but birds housed and fed good quality foods will generally lay their best for you. If you feel like your birds aren't laying as well as they should maybe you should look at how you are feeding and housing them.

 

[Katy]

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I think maybe you have unrealistic expectations for the breeds you've chosen to raise. If you want a hen who lays 350 days out of 365, you need to get some leghorns or production reds.....something that has been bred to lay so many eggs that they are spent after 2 or 3 laying seasons.

 

[MomtoSyd&Emma]

Here is a photo of one of our Buff Orps, she became broody on us so Nivrocco gave me 8 BBS orp eggs, and lo and behold 5 hatched!! Woo hoo

I threw away the 3 eggs that didnt hatch today. I didnt candle these or anything, I just gave them to her and let nature take its course!

 

[cherylcohen]

My one week old lavenders - out of three eggs 2 lavs hatched and one black split (not in photo but loks just like my other black orp that hatched from hinkjc)

the two lavs are different in coloring, are they both lavs or hopefully not another split?

 

[lildinkem]

Katy, I am going to agree there are alot of other outside factors that goes into making a higher egg producer. JUST mixing the Capt Ron line into my Akers Buff line, double egg production. At the cost of size & mostly type. Capt Ron was an obvious production quality cock and no where near Exhibition. But, the breeding produced a very nice type and nice size Buff. Just not huge. I am keeping a couple of the girls. And letting loose the rest. I already got what I want from that breeding. Just not the huge fluffballs that you have, and other breeders have. And I do think you see that the less fluffier buffs I have from that breeding are my bigger producers. They started to lay a solid month ahead of my bigger girls. They are as you say everyday and don't miss. I think during the last bought of rain I skipped collecting for 2 days and those 6 girls of Capt Ron produced 11 eggs. I would say the mixing of lines has much more benefit for higher egg production then the lessening of Fluff and size of the offspring.