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There are several excellent breeds available. Everyone has their preferred breed. Two good breeds to start with are: Leghorn and Rhode Islands.
Various egg production facilities cross breed their own for maximum productivity. Some of these breeds are available through major hatcheries as day old chicks each spring.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoI think the best laying chickens are the common garden warrens. They might be your regular type but ours lay at least 1 egg from each chicken a day. I would recommend these chicken because they are such good layers and full of character.
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∙ 15y agoThat seems to be a topic of much discussion and debate. Everyone has their own favorite. There are several breeds that are great layers, like Rhode Island Reds, White Leghorns, and Australorps, to name a few.
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∙ 15y ago"Taste" will be contingent on the bird's diet, no matter what the breed. A chicken raised to only eat corn and pellets will produce a mild flavored egg. A chicken allowed to supplement his diet with insects and grass "free range" will have a much stronger tasting egg and it will be a darker yellow. If you let it eat onions, garlic, and acidic insects like ants, it will have a very strong, perhaps undesirable flavor.
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∙ 15y agoThere are several common breeds considered excellent layers.
Leghorns or any X breed from the leghorn should be prolific layers of pearl white eggs in the medium to large size.
Rhode Island Reds and again most X breeds are found on most small farms and will produce good quality medium brown colored eggs in large and extra large sizes.
Australorpe, Delaware, Hamburg and New Hampshires are also good Layers.
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∙ 16y agoFor white eggs a white leghorn.
For Brown eggs a Comet or Golden buff or any other sexlinked reds.
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∙ 15y agoAll chickens lay the bast eggs. In fact, it depends on happiness and health.
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∙ 13y agoThe White Leghorn and The Rhode Island Red are the two BEST egglayers
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Does the phase of the moon affect chicken egg production?
The phase of the moon affects ocean tides and barometric pressure. It is logical that it would affect egg production.
Can you breed black austrolorpes and rhode island reds?
Yes Both breeds have genetic traits desirable for meat and egg production.
Do some egg producers paint their eggs white?
Generally egg producers do not paint their eggs white. Some breeds of chicken will produce whiter eggs than other chickens.
Witch was first chicken or the egg?
The chicken.! the chicken made an egg so the chicken.
What is Weight of a large egg with shell?
Mass is a calculation of precise weight. The mass of a medium chicken is guess work at best and there are over 175 breeds of chicken all with different characteristics and variants. In market terms, a broiler or fryer is a young meat-type chicken that can be cooked tender by broiling or frying and usually weighing between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 pounds. A roaster is a young meat-type chicken that can be cooked tender by roasting and usually weighing 4 pounds or more. A stewing chicken, hen, or fowl is a mature female chicken, often the by-product of egg production, with meat less tender than that of a roaster and can be cooked tender by stewing or a similar method will weigh from 4.5 to 8 lbs +.
How can you access the Brahma and java breeds?
Yes, you can access the Brahma and Java breeds of chicken in the United States. These breeds are known for their high egg production and their large size.
Why do meat type chickens produce smaller eggs?
Certain breeds of chicken are bred for their egg laying capabilities. Other breeds are bred for their quick growth and good meat production. Dual purpose birds are reasonably good for both. Not all breeds are good egg layers. Poor egg laying breeds tend to lay less often and poorer quality eggs.
Layer of most eggs?
The best egg layers are the commercial breeds that are bred for egg production. White leghorns are the best white egg layers and golden comets are the best brown egg layers. You should get 6-7 eggs per week.
What is the production of egg?
Egg production is most often found on chicken farms that can vary in size. Large chicken farms such as Purdue, also produce eggs.
What does egg and broiler production means?
Egg and broiler production means that you are rearing chicken for eggs and also for meat. This is modern poultry farming.
Can you feed chicken vegtables?
Yes, but it may affect egg production.
What hen lays the best tasting egg?
From:http://msucares.com/poultry/management/poultry_best_breed.html The egg laying breeds of birds have ancestries that trace them to the Mediterranean Class of chickens as classified by the American Standard of Perfection. They have been genetically selected for high egg productivity, but usually have small bodies that make them undesirable as meat producers. The small bodies benefit these breeds because very few nutrients are wasted for producing great body mass. Instead, they direct more of their dietary nutrients into the egg production. The egg producing breeds are further divided into birds that produce white shelled eggs or brown shelled eggs. The best white shell egg breeds are descended from the Leghorn breed with several different feather color patterns to select from. The best brown shell egg production breeds are developed from Rhode Island Red stock. Regardless of which shell color breed selected, there are many modern varieties from which to choose.
How many eggs do battery chickens lay in a day?
Each individual chicken lays only one egg per day maximum. There are no breeds of chicken that lay more than one egg in a 24 hour period and many breeds do not lay even that fast.
Did the chicken come befor the egg?
My belief is that the egg came before the chicken. There was a bird ancestor to the modern chicken. Mutations (genetic changes) occur and the new characteristics show up in the chick in the egg. So the new, modern breeds are due to changes which show up in the egg, not in the parent bird.
Does the phase of the moon affect chicken egg production?
The phase of the moon affects ocean tides and barometric pressure. It is logical that it would affect egg production.
What breed of chicken is the best egg layer?
Leghorns are very productive as are Rhode Island Reds. There are cross breeds of both. Black rocks, Plymouth rocks and Red sex-links.
Are meat chickens different than chickens?
Very few breeds of chicken were ever developed for both meat and egg production. They tended to be for one or the other (or for ornament or fighting). In modern farming, the important strains are either egg-layers or meat birds, not both in the same bird.
