low plains drifter 10,716 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Just looking for some advice,could anyone tell me what breed of banty would be a good one to look for,for egg laying,was hoping to find a breed that does'nt go broody too often Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tuzo 251 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Any of the light breeds LPD, I would go for leghorns myself as they lay a good sized egg in comparison to body size. You may like some of the autosexing bantam breeds to which also lay well and rarely go broody. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,776 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Totaly agree with leghorns. Also ancona bantams good laying bird not prone to going broody. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,716 Posted April 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Yeah I was told black leghorns we're good egg layer's and big eggs for a banty,I got 3/ 16 week old light sussex bantams a few year ago,lovely looking things they were,but did'nt start laying until they were 8 months old,only got a few eggs before they went broody,then they were just squawking all day got too noisy as I keep them in the back garden,just got 3 hybrid hens at the minute,quiet as mice,and lay non stop,thanks for the advice atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,507 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Any of the leghorns ,light Sussex or RIR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tuzo 251 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Sussex and RIR would likely go broody I would say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 1,873 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I have RIR and Welsummer. The RIR lay all year round and are fairly friendly. The Wellies only lay in Spring and Summer and are fairly wild; I've only recently convinced them to nest in the coop as opposed to in the apple tree. Neither are broody. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,716 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Anyone know of any Leghorn breeders in the northumberland/durham area,I've been talking to some of the poultry men at the local allotments,they dont know of anyone,and they we're saying some of the fertile eggs they've sent off for have'nt produced what they we're hoping for Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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