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Egg production

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Tailfeathers:
I only have the WBS variety and I'm not at home right now so I can't say presently.  Having said that, egg productivity has been a concern for me the last couple of years.  Some may recall that I posted a few years agp saying that I had several hens that hadn't given me an egg in 6-9 months - and I keep my birds on 15 hours of light year round. 

Due to that problem, I put egg production at the top of my priorities for breeding and took steps to correct it.  One of those steps was breeding two of my BW hens that gave me 5 eggs a week each.  But one laid a white egg for all intents and purposes and the other a VERY light blue egg.  At the same time I culled a bunch of birds from a line that I had identified as passing on brown egg genes.  The result was increased egg production but I also had pullets from a couple of lines that were laying a white egg. 

I'm not in my second year since then and am seeing better production but still have not totally eliminated the white eggs.  So this year I took some drastic steps, modified my breeding plan significantly, and am hopeful that I'll have all blue eggs next year.

Btw, once the eggs are full size, they usually are between 1.8 and 2.0 ounces.  Every now and then I'll get one that is bigger.

God Bless,

Sharon Yorks:
As of yesterday, she's up to 13 eggs in 17 days. I hope she continues with this kind of egg production and passes it on to her future chicks. I'll have to get me one of those egg weighing thingamajiggies. I'd also like to get me a bird weighing scale. Where do you get them?

far149:
I use a digital postal scale with a piece of carpet on top (to keep the bird from slipping on the slick surface) to weigh my birds. You could also use it to weigh your eggs. Stromberg's is one source for egg scales.

Christie Rhae:
I use a scale that came from a reggae shop (don't ask..lol).  I put a small rubber band on the scale and set the egg on it.  It keeps the egg from rolling off and doesn't weigh much.  You can zero out the scale.
Just chiming in.. lol! 

Tailfeathers:
Thought y'all might like to know that I've got one BW Ameraucana that has been giving me about 3-4 eggs per week WITHOUT any lights on.

My egg production has dropped almost completely off on all my breeds.  I just attributed it to birds that were either going into, currently in, or coming out of a molt.  But then I noticed just a couple of days ago that the lights to the coop weren't plugged in like they were supposed to be.  Long story but it happened while I was away from the home.

Anyways, as I was reading this post, it made me think that I've been getting the one blue egg without any lights.  And the great news is, she's a keeper for breeding.  I'll actually be taking her to the show on the 17th.

God Bless,

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