The Middle Tennessee Thread

[FeyRaine]

HIGH PRODUCTION???? Nothing touches a Leghorn in production..... they lay the BIGGEST EGGS and almost everyday. My rocks are ok layers but they don't lay a large eggs....well some do but not often. I like BIG EGGS for eating that is just MHO. My Cuckoos lay Jumbo and my WL lay even bigger. I have one girl that lays an egg so big that I can't close the extra large egg carton. She lays a little less but still maybe 5-6 eggs a week. I don't know about Faverolles but I would not think they are HIGH production layers.

Easter Eggers, WL.... my orps are good layers of big eggs too. Anybody else with a high production breed?

I don't have any available right now sorry. I have several people that I need to go through my pens for before I can sell any more pullets.

First just want to say that DMRippy isn't joking on the size of her SBEL & WL eggs, I've seen several doz. of them and they were bigger then JUMBO, as big as my Pekin DUCK eggs!

So far my personal flock as far as best layer award goes to Green egg layer who is likely a mutt EE but looks very pure Ame. I got her randomly as an add on pullet when buying a game broody hen so don't really know her details, just that she is a basically wild bird, sometimes refuses to come into the coop at night, has 5 times switched flocks while free ranging (only bird in about 100 to figure out where the other flocks are on 30 acres, much less switch back & forth) she is nasty to the other girls but she lays a large green egg EVERY day from spring equinox for 6-8 months, for 3 years now, & I mean 7 eggs a week never missed a day!! She is the only green egg layer I had for most of that time & if I didn't find an egg in the nest box I would find it in the feed room or a hollow tree stump but always always no matter the weather etc she lays every day. I have right now 2 mutt EE pullets (sorry not from her) that are not laying yet but should be in 1-2 months (depends on how sunny it is this winter mostly) pm me if you are interested (I'm near Fall Creek Falls, about 2 hr drive from Nash.).

 

[Chrystal Dawn]

They still have it. Actually posted it on Craigslist. Now they want $30 and when I opened it, there was a defective return slip to Amazon so I passed.

You know what's kind of funny about that? I had bought a Brinsea mini incubator from Bargain Hunt and after 2 weeks of incubating, I came home from work and my eggs were cold because it had stopped working. I kept the box and returned it and I just happened to remember the initials of the quality control nspector on the incubator box and they're the same as that other brooder and that's why I picked the other one! I think someone needs a refresher course at the Brinsea factory.

 

[Chrystal Dawn]

First just want to say that DMRippy isn't joking on the size of her SBEL & WL eggs, I've seen several doz. of them and they were bigger then JUMBO, as big as my Pekin DUCK eggs!

So far my personal flock as far as best layer award goes to Green egg layer who is likely a mutt EE but looks very pure Ame. I got her randomly as an add on pullet when buying a game broody hen so don't really know her details, just that she is a basically wild bird, sometimes refuses to come into the coop at night, has 5 times switched flocks while free ranging (only bird in about 100 to figure out where the other flocks are on 30 acres, much less switch back & forth) she is nasty to the other girls but she lays a large green egg EVERY day from spring equinox for 6-8 months, for 3 years now, & I mean 7 eggs a week never missed a day!! She is the only green egg layer I had for most of that time & if I didn't find an egg in the nest box I would find it in the feed room or a hollow tree stump but always always no matter the weather etc she lays every day. I have right now 2 mutt EE pullets (sorry not from her) that are not laying yet but should be in 1-2 months (depends on how sunny it is this winter mostly) pm me if you are interested (I'm near Fall Creek Falls, about 2 hr drive from Nash.).

She sounds perfect but Im concerned if she's that wild acting that she would fly in my neighbors backyard and get killed by one of her dogs. And the fact that she's nasty to the other girls would put that mean RIR of mine in her place. I'm going to pass for now on those EEs. That's quite a drive!

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

I have some 8 week old buff orps, barred rocks and a couple of welsummers. I hadn't planned on selling them until spring, but I'm always happy to be a chicken enabler. PM me if you are interested.

 

[Cinny]

Did you say Faverole????? Someone please tell Agnes, got her on April 30th….not one single egg….not one!! And she is ALWAYS stirring up trouble with the other girls and chasing them around squalling…..she's totally healthy, eats like 3 others and pitches a fit if I touch her. Always had great pullets with no attitude until Agnes!!!

 

[Chrystal Dawn]

Did you say Faverole????? Someone please tell Agnes, got her on April 30th….not one single egg….not one!! And she is ALWAYS stirring up trouble with the other girls and chasing them around squalling…..she's totally healthy, eats like 3 others and pitches a fit if I touch her. Always had great pullets with no attitude until Agnes!!!

Are you looking to rehome the beast? Pics? How old?

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: Sounds like she would fit right in.

 

[Cinny]

Agnes the grumpy Salmon Faverole is 8 months old and beautiful. I'm not looking to rehome her yet but if she doesn't shape up start laying, we'll talk…….maybe that will put the fear into her…LOL

 

[Cinny]

Yes Donna…..she actually does fit in, my daughter has claimed her and lets just say they both have PMS pretty bad….LOL

 

[DMRippy]

Yes Donna…..she actually does fit in, my daughter has claimed her and lets just say they both have PMS pretty bad….LOL

LOL I was talking to Crystal Dawn she has a BOSSY RIR hen..... and wants more birds.

I may have some Barred rocks older pullets that were laying before the cold weather hit. Let me think on it.