Which Dark Egg Layer for Production and Size

[Beekissed]

New Hampshire Reds...hands down! Big, glossy, dark brown eggs every day...at 5 mo. of age! I was surprised at the beauty of their eggs and would have purchased more of them had I known. And the shells are very thick!

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

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Can you post a pic of your eggs?

 

[countryboy]

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hi Bee, where did you get your New Hampshire Reds? I am in the process of getting more and am looking at them.

 

[Mesa]

I'd like to see a pic of the eggs too.

 

[Beekissed]

My camera is down right now but they look like the ones in a prev. post, except larger. I have 5 NH pullets and I am getting 5 of these eggs each day, one that fills my whole palm each day~ a consistent double-yolker.

I got these NH from MyPetChicken.com. They are beautiful birds and very quirky and inquisitive. They grew fast and were my first producers from my newer flock of 22 pullets, 5 months of age. I couldn't believe just how shiney and glossy they were, as all my other brown eggs are just a matte finish. These gals are the size of my BOs and WRs, are good foragers, fearless on the pecking order but don't go looking for trouble like my White Rocks! They are a heritage breed and are supposed to have the egg production similar to RIRs, with longevity and consistency. They started lay in the middle of our single digit cold snap and haven't stopped.

 

[G The Egg man]

I have 50 Golden Comet Hens. Eggs are Mostly extra large. I am getting at least 3 1/2 dozen a day. Nice tempermet also

 

[smith2]

My barnies lay a very pretty large egg the color of a terra cotta pot. Some of my eggs are too big to fit into a standard large egg carton. I have to put them into the jumbo cartons. They were 35 weeks before they started laying, but I have 8 hens and get 4-5 eggs a day. I have seen Welsummer eggs. They were about the same color as mine but were smaller.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

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Where did you get your Barnies?

 

[Opa]

I have been real happy with my welsummers. Dark speckled large eggs. I got mine from Estes Hatchery.

 

[Pumpkinpup]

I have Barnies, Wellies and several type marans all but none are old enough to lay just yet. I am watching for them to start any day now. I'll let you know when I find out the answer

I have a friend who had Penedasencas and they lay a nice dark brown egg as well with moderate frequency.