debbie26pet Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 now then had another offer from a breeder that was recomended to me. she has on offer to me wyandottes bantam, just started to lay brown leghorn large, laying bantam white leghorn, laying leg bar not laying yet 19 weeks old welsummer large fowl pullet i really cant choose wanted 2 that are laying and regular layers but would love the wyndotty, got 4 already i know i can get 2 normal hens in now so how many could i get in if i went for the 2 bantams? could i get one of the normal size hens as well in my coop? got in the coop at min one buff, 2 rhode reds, one little silki think she a bantam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treekeeper Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Wyandottes look great especially silver laced. Legbars are strange looking but lay blue eggs depends what you're after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 wyandottes are gorgeous, I've always wanted one. Leghorns are supposed to be good layers but they can tend to be "flighty" birds so you will need pretty high fences even if you have clipped their wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondinho Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Only the cream legbars lay blue eggs I believe. I'd go for a wyandotte and the leghorn bantam for the eggs, even though I've had bad experiences with leghorns - they always seem quite aggressive to other hens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie26pet Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 what they eggs liek of the bantams? is there much difference with normal eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Bantam eggs are about half to 2/3 the size of a standard hen's egg - mine are about 40g average. They also have less white in proportion to the yolk, so make very very yellow scrambled eggs! My Wyandotte bantam is a fairly consistent layer - one every other day, except when she's broody. She's also a bit mouthy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...