Realistic annual egg production?

[birdlover2]

They're not very common here in the US, but occasionally you do find some. I came across some by accident at an Animal Swap in 2019.
They're mixed with American Game.View attachment 2510339

Nice! They're quite pretty. What's their temperment?

 

[birdlover2]

They're not very common here in the US, but occasionally you do find some. I came across some by accident at an Animal Swap in 2019.
They're mixed with American Game.View attachment 2510339

Also, who's that white head sticking up in the background? lol

 

[MissMonty]

It is going to vary greatly by a lot of factors. General location, quality of breeds, quality of diet, etc.

My polish are a bunch of free loaders and have been the last month I've had them (I bought them as mature hens). I don't expect them to start laying at all until the spring at least. But I live in Ohio and we are in the thick of the winter. Where as people in warmer states like Florida for example are going to have better luck since they have more sunlight hours. All the hatcheries can do is go on averages and I'd assume based on their actual birds meaning a hatchery further north may have a lower egg rate than a southern one.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Nice! They're quite pretty. What's their temperment?

Wild, & flighty.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Also, who's that white head sticking up in the background? lol

That's Jelly Bean. She's a Mille Fleur D'uccle/OEGB X OEGB.

 

[birdlover2]

Wild, & flighty.

I figured as much!

 

[aart]

I keep close track of eggs laid and sold since starting in the fall of 2013,
but only to track feed/sales numbers, not segregated by breed.
Nor did I track first year layers separately from older birds.
I did add 6-10 new chicks every year until 2019.

 

[mommiesrcool]

I have 2 RIR and they both lay me eggs every single day without a stop they just started laying 3 or 4 weeks ago

 

[LaFleche]

I find this varies a lot with not only the breed, but individual birds and the lines within the breed. For example, we have a silkie hen that lays medium sized eggs that are significantly larger than some of my friend's silkie eggs. We also have a lot of Cochins that are laying 5-6 eggs a week their first year (and about 5 eggs a week in season 2), which is more than that breed is purported to lay. We don't use artificial light, which is also a major factor in boosting egg production in some breeds. It's hard to know where the hatcheries get their information from if they don't reference it

This.

And in addition the feed and living conditions have to be considered as well.