Sunday, December 27, 2015

Production

I'm seeing some cannibalism still.

1-3 brown eggs a day (haven't been documenting daily production well, that will change now that I'm more recovered from injury). Found a clutch of 5 brown and 1 white egg outside of the coop today. At this point all of the chicks from last May should be producing - so:
4 Buff Oppington (Brown)
3 Americauna (Green)
2 White Leghorn (White)

As well as the older hens
2 Barred Rock (Brown)
1 Rhode Island Red (Brown)
3 Americauna (Green)
1 Ancona (White)

16 hens

Days are getting longer. Over next months I expect that 3-6 brown eggs (4 young, 3 older layers), 2-5 green (3+3) and 1-3 white eggs will become the norm.
So 3+2+1 (minimum) to 6+5+3 eggs daily. Peak will likely be in May. Culling stew hens in September, although some Americauna may be culled earlier.

Chicks in May:
2 Barred Rock
2 Rhode Island Red
2 Americauna
2 white leghorn
7 Cornish X
(8 layers, 7 meat birds)

late 2016 flock:
2 Barred Rock (pullets) (cull 2 older)
2 Rhode Island Red (pullets) (cull 1 older)
4 Buff Orpington (18 month hens)
2 Americauna (pullets) (cull 3 older)
3 Americauna (18 month hens)
2 White Leghorn (pullets) cull Ancona
2 White Leghorn (18 month hens)
8 brown layers, 5 green layers, 4 white layers
17 hens

no culling or chicks in 2017.
2018 replace 2015 chicks.

 

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