New To Chickens

[Chicken_man 1,651]

Yeh, I love Gamefowl :-)

Good for you fella.

Atb :-)

[devon flighter 421]

im new to chickens and we keep a few light sussex hybrids for eggs ,the first year they were real laying machines but dropped off by about 35-40% this year,i also started with a few game birds last year LF and bantys and to be honest i getting almost as many eggs from the gamefowl now as the layers .

[stevo79 569]

Yeah some hybrids do slow down in the second year should only be about 20% though. Them light Sussex hybrids get to fat if your not careful. Thats why I suggested black rocks they are a good second year bird and very good in the winter. when it's chucking down with rain there always the driest birds.

Atb?

Edited May 29, 2015 by stevo79

[devon flighter 421]

stevo your spot on about the sussex crosses getting fat ! thats the problem i would say ! , and NOW with hind sight "oh what a wonderful thing it is !" they dont really resemble usein bolt !!, ive 11 utility LS eggs under a broody at the moment ,due on wednesday ,i know they dont produce like a hybrid but at least they are or should be ok for the table maybe need to look at the black rocks instead "in all fairness i do like the look of them "

[telf 15]

thanks for your help everyone , just up the road from me is a place called border eggs i might call in and ask what he does with his older birds.