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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: tobytoby on April 10, 2012, 11:10:03 am

Title: ISA Brown Hens egg size and laying rates
Post by: tobytoby on April 10, 2012, 11:10:03 am

Does anybody have first hand experience of ISAs (not banking) - i would be curious to know what your birds are laying? Thanks

Title: Re: ISA Brown Hens egg size and laying rates
Post by: HappyHippy on April 10, 2012, 12:01:39 pm

I've only had one Isa, so not overly familiar with the breed in general. But she was a great wee layer, 6 eggs a week and a medium sized egg.
HTH
Karen  :wave:

Title: Re: ISA Brown Hens egg size and laying rates
Post by: Mel on April 10, 2012, 02:03:35 pm

 :wave: Isa browns lay approximately 300 eggs per year each,ours are terrific layers but not wonderful mothers,so they do not go broody easily.
Hope that helps,
Mel

Title: Re: ISA Brown Hens egg size and laying rates
Post by: in the hills on April 10, 2012, 03:13:17 pm

Yes, really good layers. More or less one per day. Very easy to handle - calm and friendly.

Dont go broody but if you only want eggs then that is an advantage. Mine never seem to be as long lived as say Black Rocks but that maybe just the ones that I have had.

Title: Re: ISA Brown Hens egg size and laying rates
Post by: little blue on April 10, 2012, 05:48:06 pm

fab layers, eggs in a range of colours!
6 or more a week
Soft as a brush
Started way before the pure-breds here, and will lay further into the winter too

Title: Re: ISA Brown Hens egg size and laying rates
Post by: tobytoby on April 11, 2012, 09:51:50 am

Thanks all, what you have said is true already. 3 eggs in the 1st  2 days since they arrived, and my daughter has got 2 of them eating out her hand already.

Title: Re: ISA Brown Hens egg size and laying rates
Post by: Sharnoak on April 12, 2012, 03:20:45 am

Isas are the predominant chooks here, or so it seems! Really good layers and I have had some huge eggs, the biggest being 95gms, a real whopper.

Title: Re: ISA Brown Hens egg size and laying rates
Post by: Mel on April 12, 2012, 08:39:05 am

I have a very old one,Gemima,she does not lay any longer but she is head hen,jumps up on me when I take treats down ;D