Obviously I'm not silly lol I mean with the right genetics to pass on to my ISA browns so that the chics have even better improved laying capabilities when there grown up lol
If that's even possible haha is there a bird that produces more eggs per year than ISA browns? or is there a bird that produces same amount of eggs as ISA browns and is bigger and better as dual purpose meat bird once they have started to decline the egg laying???
You'd be shocked at the amount of people who think a rooster magically increases laying.
Ok yea I heard they are good layers n heard they considered good meat birds too.. thanks for re enforcing that I was thinking about getting some Australorps to be honest... U reckon if I can get a rooster from a prolific egg layer that it will be a good cross to possibly increase the Australorps eggs production then? As some say austras only lay 200 to 250 in a year where as others say they lay every day n have world record for egg laying in a year?? Also what rooster do you recommend for my 5 ISA browns to get just as good egg production from there offspring please? As iv read there speculation of the genetics of ISA browns but probably rir x road island white, or rir x white leghorn, or riw x white leghorn x rir all 3 together as apparently the genetics are a secret???
If a bird is high production, she won't be much good for meat, energy doesn't split well. For example, dairy cows/goats are usually skinny.
But U just said yourself that Australorps are hi egg production and good meat birds too?? So am I right then on going down the path of getting seperate meat birds like cobbs and separate egg layers like ISA browns hy lines Columbian black tails etc then instead of a dual purpose like Australorps then yes?
Surely if I don't get a rooster from a prolific egg producing breed then it's gonna slow the ISA browns egg production capabilities down tho, and surely it will slow the cobbs growth down if I get a rooster that isn't a prolifically fast grower like the cobb meat birds no? I mean there possibilities of hybrid vigour taking place but also I feel a massive gamble that a possibility of weakening either the meat birds genetic strong traits, and also the egg laying birds genetic strong traits ???
I said australorps are good for production, like you said, they hold the record for production. Any bird can be eaten, but a decent dress weight out of a spent layer will not be great.
