SUPER HENS!

[Creekbank]

I drove almost an hour yesterday afternoon, bought 15 Isa Browns, 6 month old. Got them home and in the hen house about dark. This morning I had 15 eggs! (The pic is 14, one was broke in the nest). I'm very happy here! Maybe I should go buy 15 more? Lol

 

[rcjgm595]

I am new to chickens what is a is a brown

 

[rcjgm595]

Sorry what is a isa brown

 

[aart]

Sweet!!!
Hopefully they will continue like that.....curious if they will adapt quickly to their new home and keep cranking out the eggs for you.



@rcjgm595 'Isa Brown' is hybrid(special cross) high production layer.

 

[Creekbank]

Sorry what is a isa brown

I asked that same question awhile back. My understanding is, they are a cross between RIR's and New Hampshires. This is a "commercial" breeding for egg producing machines. I think the exact breeding program is rather secret and maybe even "patented", so to speak. These birds are also known as Red Stars, sex-links and Isa Browns. The hens are very quiet and friendly. When I read about these chickens, I thought they would be hard to find. Then I looked in our local ad paper and found 3 guys selling them, some as older layers and one guy had 80 hens that was 6 months old and just starting to lay. I bought mine from him. I'm going to make another post with pics of my watering system that I took from him that solves the problem of fresh water in freezing temps.

 

[Creekbank]

My hens.

 

[StephensonC]

Another name for them is Golden Comet. I have 8 of them and they lay huge eggs just about everyday. Very friendly too!!

 

[Creekbank]

Thanks for that info! I didn't know that! I suppose each commercial hatchery call them whatever they want. Great birds!

 

[Percheron chick]

Don't expect 15 eggs tomorrow or the next day. Moving will throw them out of wack and it will usually take a week or two to get back to normal production.

 

[tcstoehr]

Don't expect 15 eggs tomorrow or the next day. Moving will throw them out of wack and it will usually take a week or two to get back to normal production.

Interesting. Perhaps the OP would be kind enough to say how many eggs were layed on day 2... and 3... and maybe even 4 and 5.