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Izzy

  • Joined May 2009
  • Stirlingshire
leg rings - 16mm and egg production with age from hybrid layers
« on: January 23, 2012, 07:54:34 pm »
I share 7 black rock hybrids with a pal. They are almost 3 years old and naturally enough egg production has slowed. I would be interested to know what sort of egg numbers we could expect this spring and summer. They started laying again after Christmas and we have had about a dozen eggs in January.

   2009   2010   2011
January      103   55
February      121   98
March      167   146
April      177   145
May   46   113   140
June   185   129   150
July   200   120   141
August   206   126   112
September200   106   104
October   138   80   74
November   144   40   27
December   88   0   0

We'd like to get enough eggs for both households and this might mean adding to the flock by 2 or 3 this spring. I'm interested in identifying each girls laying rate. They are free range but I have a second hand eglu for emergencies. I thought that this spring I could put each girl in for a week. So I need 7 leg rings of varying colours in order to id individuals. But I can only buy them by the 100s.

Will anyone sell me 7 x 16mm leg rings of varying colours. Even if only 4 or 5 colours That would do as there is some variation in their plumage.

robert waddell

  • Guest
Re: leg rings - 16mm and egg production with age from hybrid layers
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 08:05:04 pm »
pm neil watson i would think he should have some :farmer:

Bramblecot

  • Joined Jul 2008
Re: leg rings - 16mm and egg production with age from hybrid layers
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2012, 11:36:37 am »
I have bought them through e=bay.  Pick the buyer carefully and they will pick out the colours that you prefer.

Bramblecot

  • Joined Jul 2008
Re: leg rings - 16mm and egg production with age from hybrid layers
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 11:38:33 am »
Sorry!  I meant pick the seller carefully.

Izzy

  • Joined May 2009
  • Stirlingshire
Re: leg rings - 16mm and egg production with age from hybrid layers
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2012, 01:20:09 pm »
Thank you RobertW and BRamblecot for your advice.

Neil Watson

  • Joined May 2011
Re: leg rings - 16mm and egg production with age from hybrid layers
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2012, 05:34:47 pm »
go to harbro at caley mart stirling they will sell any amount in any colour checked with kirsten today before i replied

Izzy

  • Joined May 2009
  • Stirlingshire
Re: leg rings - 16mm and egg production with age from hybrid layers
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2012, 05:49:58 pm »
Thank you Neil Watson for your help.

chrismahon

  • Joined Dec 2011
  • Gascony, France
Re: leg rings - 16mm and egg production with age from hybrid layers
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2012, 06:50:07 pm »
Hi Izzy. As none of our 4 Black Rocks laid past 2 years or lived past 3 years I would be guessing about egg production. Have a friend with two just over 3 years and they are still laying occasionally, but it is Winter. Based on my experience I would work on nothing from the 3 year olds and then be pleasantly surprised if you got some.

 

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