The Legbar Thread!

[boykin2010]

My Pullet laid about 12 eggs then skipped a day for about 6 months. Now that it has gotten so hot she is laying about 3 eggs usually and skipping a day. I am still impressed though.

 

[ChicKat]

Chickens lay their best in the first 3 months of their first egg. After that their production declines noticeably. They also lay more eggs in the summer than the winter due to the longer hours of day light...so what you are getting now with 16 hours of natural sunlight a day and your pullet approaching her peak in production is going to be a lot better that what you should expect to be getting at the end of this December.

good insight. Some of my others were sporadic at start up. An egg, skip a day or two an egg etc. BPRs. Same seasons of the year though.

 

[ChicKat]

My Pullet laid about 12 eggs then skipped a day for about 6 months. Now that it has gotten so hot she is laying about 3 eggs usually and skipping a day. I am still impressed though.

That is really a marvelous record, IMO.

 

[ChicKat]

In addition to the 180 eggs/year, I have also read that the hatch rate for cream legbars is 75%. I know some breeds are higher and lower than others.


Is anyone keeping statistics on their hatching rates? (even people who distribute eggs and get feed back). If yes, what formula are you using to get the rates?

 

[redchicken9]

Ok, that blue egg in someone's hand was a beautiful color! Been out of town, so catching up. Some great conversation on "looks" and eggs production. Liked the really red rooster as well.

 

[ronott1]

Ron, I up the humidity to 63 ish...i have had such good luck with the 1588

Thank you! That is where I try to keep mine at lock down.

Quote: Thank You too,

I am trying to figure out if a couple of my hatches had problems because of shipping eggs or if the Humidity was too low. I have had sticky chicks and one where one hatched and 4 pips and then dead. The hatch problem sheet from Kathyinmo says: Low embryo vigor(shipping or health of parents) low humidity in storage, incubation or lockdown.

I think I will pick up some meat bird eggs from a local breeder(they are cheap) and try humidity at 45-50% for the first 18 days and the 60% at lockdown and see if they do better.

Thanks,

Ron

 

[GaryDean26]

Ron,

I came across a post from a person that had results from a probe someone put under their best broody hen. The broody hen produced the following conditions.

Day 1-18: 38-42%
Day 19: 50%
Day 20: 52-58%
Day 21: 62-65%

On the same post it stated that someone had done the same thing for tempurature and their brood hen held a steady 95.5 deg F. for the full 21 day incubation period.

 

[Flaming Chicken]

Thank you! When I hatched my Breda fowl, I ran at 35-45 for the first 18 days and 60-70 for the last few days. There was a lot of suggestions out there but I think the hens are the experts!

Meanwhile, I have a new coop and run built for my Legbars but I need to do some finishing touches to make it varmint proof. It is raining, raining OMG raining. I got soaked at the Home depot garden center just buying the stuff. Hopefully it dries out a little tomorrow so I can move them out of the play area in the main coop and into their new home. They are getting a bit cramped.

Ron,

I came across a post from a person that had results from a probe someone put under their best broody hen. The broody hen produced the following conditions.

Day 1-18: 38-42%
Day 19: 50%
Day 20: 52-58%
Day 21: 62-65%

On the same post it stated that someone had done the same thing for tempurature and their brood hen held a steady 95.5 deg F. for the full 21 day incubation period.

 

[ronott1]

Ron,

I came across a post from a person that had results from a probe someone put under their best broody hen. The broody hen produced the following conditions.

Day 1-18: 38-42%
Day 19: 50%
Day 20: 52-58%
Day 21: 62-65%

On the same post it stated that someone had done the same thing for tempurature and their brood hen held a steady 95.5 deg F. for the full 21 day incubation period.

The humidity and temperatures from the broody hen are pretty close to the instructions for the Genesis 1588. To be honest, I am not too impressed with the dry incubation method. At least not for here.

Thank You!

Thank you! When I hatched my Breda fowl, I ran at 35-45 for the first 18 days and 60-70 for the last few days. There was a lot of suggestions out there but I think the hens are the experts!

Meanwhile, I have a new coop and run built for my Legbars but I need to do some finishing touches to make it varmint proof. It is raining, raining OMG raining. I got soaked at the Home depot garden center just buying the stuff. Hopefully it dries out a little tomorrow so I can move them out of the play area in the main coop and into their new home. They are getting a bit cramped.
Quote:

Day 19: 50%

Day 20: 52-58%
Day 21: 62-65%

On the same post it stated that someone had done the same thing for tempurature and their brood hen held a steady 95.5 deg F. for the full 21 day incubation period.

I hope it all goes well with your projects tomorrow!

Here In Woodland CA, we may have a sprinkle. It's a nice change from last weekend-Saturday was 105 and Sunday was 107. I did not lose any chickens, but others did around here.

Tomorrow is a big day for me too. I will be combing four flocks into two. I will be moving EO Marraduna Basque chickens out to a hutch with a run, combing my older two Cream Legbars with my younger three plus a lone hatched RIR. I will also be moving two Partridge Rock hens and a SG Dorking Cockerel in with the big girls. The Dorking is temperary. I will also be taking three Partridge Rock Cockerels to a BYC friends farm where we will be processing them along with four Delaware Cockerels.

Wish me luck

Ron

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Jason, what kind of eggs do you need?

Legbar's for my olive egg project with my crele penedesenca's