[CHICKENS-101] Re: Dual Purpose Chickens

 

Dear Marla,

I just re read what you had written.  

You wrote:

I raise buff orps and mine layed thru winter with just a slight decrease in number of eggs until they got to be around 3 or 4 years. They are my fave dual purpose chicken. 

A.  Do you find a way to keep egg production up past two years (since most people I know either sell or butcher after two years).  OR is the Buff Orp more likely to have a longer lasting egg production up into 3 and 4 years whereas other chickens such as the Red Star peak out sooner and drop off after two years?  (Or could I find a way to keep my Red Stars in production by feeding them very well and singing to them?)  Ha ha!  Maybe they'd stop laying SOONER if I sung to them…..

But my overall question is, do Buff Orps keep their egg production up longer in terms of years than other breeds of chickens?

Thanks!

Britta in WI

5 eggs today-- from the laying hens!

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