SportingShooter 0 Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hi Folks, I may be about to fill the gap of chickens in the garden in the next few weeks, they have been absent for quite some time now! I'm just wandering what Buff Orpington and Black Rocks are like as layers. Thanks SS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tuzo 251 Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Black Rocks are excellent layers........the Orpingtons won't be anywhere near as good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jayjay 264 Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 black rocks are pretty good layers but my honest opinion on them is that they are over rated,if you want good layers stick to the warrens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
landytom 0 Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hi Folks, I may be about to fill the gap of chickens in the garden in the next few weeks, they have been absent for quite some time now! I'm just wandering what Buff Orpington and Black Rocks are like as layers. Thanks SS black rock they are good layers goy 30 of them they are ardy aswell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wiskers 0 Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 black rock are good layer's througe the winter month and hardyer than your warrens orprinton's are more ornamental. but make good broodies. depends on how many eggs you whant. nice to have an assortment keep a few differant hens my self more a hobby to me than just whanting eggs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boo-stig 0 Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 black rocks and light sussex are the best of the pure breed chickens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
landytom 0 Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 black rocks and light sussex are the best of the pure breed chickens black rock are not pure bred Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MickyB Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 black rocks and light sussex are the best of the pure breed chickens black rock are not pure bred true.... I tend to agree with most, and that is to say that, out of the two, I would pick a blackrock over an orpington for laying every time! . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
artic 595 Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 I had a reasonable turn over with black rock's last year. Leghorns i find are much better than the black rocks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MickyB Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 I had a reasonable turn over with black rock's last year. Leghorns i find are much better than the black rocks. Leghorns ARE much better layers than most laying breeds or hybrids..... especially the white comercial strain (ones they use in most USA egg farms).... pure machines. I keep them and have tried most others aswell, but nothing beats them. They are very light in the body, and therefore the body isnt using up much of the feed they eat, most goes into the eggs, so you also find that 10 leghorns will eat less and lay more than 10 other layers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SportingShooter 0 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Thanks for all the info guys, The Orpingtons were always going to be ornamental, will more than likely only have a pair of them. The only reason I would have them is that he doesn't want to keep all four that he has hatched. The Black Rocks are sounding quite promising, I'm not really looking for commercial speed layers, I have 8-10 eggs a week in the best conditions, that'll do me fine Here's to making some space for them! Thanks again, SS P.S. If any of you have any pics, would be good to see, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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