what breed lays the more

[Tristan l]

i am going to get 2 started pullets at a farm around me there are barred rock and RIR and i was wonder which ones should i buy aand does trimmed beaks effect them

 

[CrazyChickLady7]

I have never had to trim my BR's beak so far, i love mine i even got 3 more last night

. My experience with RIR was not very pleasant, but I am only one person and have heard many good reports on them. Good luck.

 

[Tristan l]

I was thinking on getting BR just by looking at the color

 

[CrazyChickLady7]

Hmm. Could you get one of each. And if you want one for egg production get an australorp

 

[Tristan l]

Hmm. Could you get one of each. And if you want one for egg production get an australorp

those are the only one available

 

[CrazyChickLady7]

Aww

well maybe one of each?

 

[Tristan l]

Aww

well maybe one of each?

i have 6 RIR so i think iam just going to get BRs but iam worried about how the hatchery theygot them from trims beak

 

[Michael OShay]

I've raised both breeds over the years and there are pros and cons to each of them. For sheer egg numbers, RIRs will typically outlay BRs. I've had some of my RIRs lay close to 300 eggs in a year, whereas I've never had a BR get close to that. Having said that, I personally prefer BRs as mine have been friendlier than my RIRs (I've had quite a few aggressive RIRs), my BRs have been slightly hardier than my RIRs, and my BRs have tended to lay slightly larger eggs than my RIRs. I would definitely not trim their beaks as it is a cruel practice that can create serious health issues in your chickens. There are a couple of articles on de-beaking at http://forcechange.com/11726/beak-trimming-of-chickens-is-cruel-and-must-be-stopped/ and http://www.upc-online.org/winter07/debeaking.html that I would suggest you read before trimming their beaks. Whichever breed you decide to get, good luck with your birds.

 

[aShMaNv]

Yeah I'm not a fan of trimmed beaks. But as far as breeds I've had both. And I've had RIRs and BR that I have loved and some that I have hated lol. The think I like about my BR is that the seem to be a better winter layer. But the RIR tend to lay more eggs overall. Like suggested earlier you could get one of each.