Vote for the best brown layer!!!

[OkieChickenGal]

I agree Sexlinks are the best layers, My sexlink is almost 2 years old and she lays everyday. Unlike my others breeds that are barely laying at all and some actually aren't..

 

[Ms Biddy]

None of those. Dominiques are the best iv'e found. Steady eggs and they don't eat as much. If you let them forage they're even better on feed.

How are their eggs? I have a Dominique hen and I like her but her eggs aren't as large as my RIR.

 

[OkieChickenGal]

If you're looking for a purebred chicken that will live and lay longer, then go with the RIR's, but if want a chicken that's a better more profitable egglayer, usually even laying through winter, then the sexlinks are the way to go.

 

[Chickassan]

Eggs won't ever be as large,but that is the trade off for having a nearly non stop layer. Knock on wood but iv'e never had any reproductive issues with the doms either. I think the consistent medium egg size is easier on them.

How are their eggs? I have a Dominique hen and I like her but her eggs aren't as large as my RIR.

 

[Thomas Lamprogiorgos]

If you're looking for a purebred chicken that will live and lay longer, then go with the RIR's, but if want a chicken that's a better more profitable egglayer, usually even laying through winter, then the sexlinks are the way to go.

I have discussed it many times with many people.
In some countries, chicken feed contains GMO products.
So farmers grow their own chicken scratch and try to raise their chickens with scratch.
A red sex link lays nothing with scratch, because every rsl is designed to need high-density feed.
A light sussex, a black australorp produces much better when given only chicken scratch.

 

[PirateGirl]

I have discussed it many times with many people.
In some countries, chicken feed contains GMO products.
So farmers grow their own chicken scratch and try to raise their chickens with scratch.
A red sex link lays nothing with scratch, because every rsl is designed to need high-density feed.
A light sussex, a black australorp produces much better when given only chicken scratch.

Interesting... however your original question is just about the type of chicken, so it assumes all other variables are equal... if all of these different chickens lived in the same climate in the same house with the same feed and same water and same hours of daylight, which would lay the most eggs, for the most of the year, for the most number of years, and produce the best laying offspring, etc.

 

[Ducksandchickens]

In my opinion the best layers are RIR and any Orpingtons

 

[Thomas Lamprogiorgos]

Interesting... however your original question is just about the type of chicken, so it assumes all other variables are equal... if all of these different chickens lived in the same climate in the same house with the same feed and same water and same hours of daylight, which would lay the most eggs, for the most of the year, for the most number of years, and produce the best laying offspring, etc.

AGREE, AGREE, AGREE, YOU JUST MADE THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMENT.

 

[Thomas Lamprogiorgos]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/vote-for-the-best-hybrid-layer.1279022/

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Why on Earth do you have White Leghorns as a poll option?