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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: WoodlandsDevon on January 11, 2014, 12:07:51 pm

Title: What bantam breeds are good layers/ don't go broody?
Post by: WoodlandsDevon on January 11, 2014, 12:07:51 pm

I'm looking for a good layer bantam which preferably doesn't go broody. If anyone Knows what breeds are best or could recommend me to a breed. Would a leghorn/marans bantam be good for this purpose?
Thanks

Title: Re: What bantam breeds are good layers/ don't go broody?
Post by: Bodger on January 11, 2014, 02:15:09 pm

I'd go for pure leghorns. The ones that I kept a few years ago were pretty good layers and didn't go broody.

Title: Re: What bantam breeds are good layers/ don't go broody?
Post by: chrismahon on January 13, 2014, 08:59:58 am

Our Brown English Leghorn Bantams are fantastic layers WoodlandsDevon. So good at converting feed to eggs that we exported them with us -80 grammes of feed a day gets you a 45 to 50 gramme egg 6 days of the week. The White variety will be far easier to source and may be better layers. We have only had a few instances of broodiness and simply taking them out of the nest box a couple of times sorted it.


So I agree with Bodger -White Leghorn Bantams are the way to go.