hils78 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Can anyone tell me how many eggs a Pekin Bantam & a Wyandotte Bantam should lay on average please x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I have one pekin who lays every day and another that is the same age who lays every other day. Then, my third pekin lays for a few days, has a day or so off then lays for a few days again. This one also falls asleep after she has laid an egg. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hils78 Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 Brilliant thank you. So if I look at every other day maximum then I shouldn't be far off. Thats a better tally than I thought it would be!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 We love our pekin eggs poached on toast for breakfast. They are our favourites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 By the way, I see that your Merrydale crested has no name. My friend has called hers Amy Winehouse because of the hairdo. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 My pekin's are very hit and miss with their laying. Also, they are prone to broodiness and stop laying. Little Flo was broody a few weeks ago and we have had 1 egg from her since. Daphne is broody at the moment so nothing from her and Edna appears to be copying everyone else as no eggs from her for a while either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hils78 Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 Little madams I hope you've given them a good telling off? Did you spot my music themed names Janty? (well other than Belina which my daughter chose!). The Silkie was named by my OH even though I said a strictly ska/punk theme he has to go for a 'Heavy Metal' name. I was thinking about Nancy, as in Sids wife or Sally Brown after the ska song, or Pogo...the list is endless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 DD's pekin lays 33g eggs five days out of six and my SLW lays 38g eggs about four days out of five. The kids love the bantam eggs and DD won't let anyone else eat her Yum-yum eggs! We haven't had them through the winter yet, although Bossy was already laying when we got her at the beginning of March. Our pekin is much more friendly and willing to be handled than the SLW, who is really quite aloof, so the kids aren't interested in her at all. Both are quite noisy for their size, you can hear the SLW at the end of the road when she's got a strop on! Ah, Slayer! South of Heaven and all that! Can't beat a bit of thrash!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 our two pekins lay rougly every other day. fried bantams eggs - one on each side - in a bacon sarnie are DELIC!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Scurry lays occasionally, sort of several days in a row then nothing for a few days. Snowy (as far as we are aware) is a free loader and has failed to produce anything........too posh to push! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
