Earlier in the year I hatched some eggs. The Dad was and is a purebread Light Sussex. The Mums were a bunch of ISA Browns in his flock.
Seven hatched, five of which were girls. The two boys are now big strapping birds just like there Dad. Their Dad always had a dodgy 'crow' and they seem to have inherited this strained cock-a-doodle-do.
Its the five big girls (all white) which I am proudest of though as today I got five lurvvvely large brown eggs from them! This, at a time when the rest of my flock are going off lay a bit was a welcome surprize.
Remains to be seen whether they keep laying through the winter or not.......hope so!
Seven hatched, five of which were girls. The two boys are now big strapping birds just like there Dad. Their Dad always had a dodgy 'crow' and they seem to have inherited this strained cock-a-doodle-do.
Its the five big girls (all white) which I am proudest of though as today I got five lurvvvely large brown eggs from them! This, at a time when the rest of my flock are going off lay a bit was a welcome surprize.
Remains to be seen whether they keep laying through the winter or not.......hope so!
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