Chickvic Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 We now have our and want to add 2 coloured egg layers to our 2 hybrids. We want birds that aren't flighty. I don't mind what colour eggs just not beige What would you recommend? If you have pics as well I'd like to see what they look like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 how about a Coral lays cream eggs so less flighty than the White Star (white eggs) that it looks like. My coral was a lovely girl, called Sugar by my son, I wanted to call her Pearl which was his first suggestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMARCH Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 My sussex reverse lays creamy coloured eggs not sure if they all do but hers are much lighter than our white sussex utility hens which is pale brown and she's a nice chunky shape too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH HENS Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Hi cream legbars are lovely little pure breed hens that lay a tinted blue egg very pretty chicken and a very reliable layer. There is also a hybrid of the cream legbar called Fenton Blue which is bigger than the legbar but not quite as pretty, she also lays blue or green tinted eggs though will occasionally lay a cream egg as she is a hybrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 My vote is for a Welsummer. Fabulous deep brown eggs. And the birds are very placid, unlike my Araucana who although she lays a beautiful blue egg is completely freaky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benaberry Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 How about a Marans or one of the Marans based hybrids for a really dark brown egg. Also I think the proper Bluebelle hybrid (rather than just a blue-coloured hybrid) is meant to lay a dark brown/plum coloured egg. We used to have a cream legbar (blue eggs), and she was absolutely gorgeous. Bit mental (as in if there was something unusual going on, like a chicken on the washing line/on top of the house, you could guarantee it was Delilah), but also very tame and friendly after lots of handling (mealworms ), always first in the queue for treats, and would sit on your shoulder or happily be picked up for a cuddle - loved having her comb and throat stroked. She was also a very pretty bird as HH Hens mentioned above: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Been looking today and managed to reserve 2 skylines They were the only 2 left in the pen so I knew I couldn't split them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 splitting up the chickens up would have been very wrong...well done for understanding that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
