Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[1gp]

hi, just to say hello, i have just finnshed converting my shed to a coop , with a 25 metre run. now its time for chickens ... whats the best layers to get?

[legend21]

For me it is my exbatts, I have had eggs everyday since last may, even when moulting I get about between 4 - 6 a day but in the really bad weather I get about 3. I have 6 ex batts, but I do love the fancy girls, I would like to add another 3 or 4 good looking girls saying that I love my girls soooo much

 

Jackie

[Cranfield Kate]

ex batts! ex batts!

 

sorry, I am very biased with my paltry flock of two....

[quickcluck]

How many girls are you looking for?

 

Hybrids are the best layers as they are bred for this purpose and lay all year round.

 

Purebreeds live for long and normally have some of the winter off laying, but they are spectacular to look at.

 

Maybe I mix of both, that's what I went for in the end

 

Good luck

 

Any pics for your coop?

[Lewis]

Welcome to the forum

 

I'd too say get hybrids or a mix of hybrids and pure breeds ... you can also help choose by the egg colours you might get

[1gp]

thanks guys, going to get 6. thanks for advice.

[northstarred]

hi, just to say hello, i have just finnshed converting my shed to a coop , with a 25 metre run. now its time for chickens ... whats the best layers to get?

 

WOW 25m run -any piccies??

 

Good luck with your hen choices.

[BeckyBoo]

Hi there and welcome, if you've never had hens before I'd say start with hybrid layers too. Your basic little brown hen really, lay regularly and rarely go broody. Sounds like you'd have a lot of space, if you can sort extra temporary housing then when you're happy with your first lot and have some confidence you can add some ex batts or ex barn hens, or get some pure breeds for coloured eggs (because you almost certainly WILL want more once you've got them!! )

 

BeckyBoo

[Chicken Shirl]

Welcome to the forum. Good luck with your chickens. You are in good company here. We love to see pictures.

[chickencam]

Welcome to the forum

 

Your girls will be spoilt

 

My best layers are my Isa Brown, she lays plum/brown eggs of a good size, my Amber Lee who is white hybrid, she is a small but very chatty bird who again lays good sized brown eggs daily. My Goldline is the prettiest of my girls and the most friendly and she lays most days too. I would avoid the Bluebelles if you want daily eggs, mine is a lovely bird but she lays quite small thin shelled eggs despite being quite big herself and she only lays about 4 a week. I wouldn't be without her though because she is a beauty.

 

If you want a pure breed my Light Sussex lays beautiful eggs almost daily in the summer, she is huge now and about 3 years old, she does stop from about November to February though. Hybrids will lay throughout their first winter but will have a couple of months off after their first moult the following winter.

 

Good luck and have fun.