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<blockquote data-quote="3KillerBs" data-source="post: 25955010" data-attributes="member: 36480"><p>It is irrelevant to the point I was making -- that <strong>my worst layer today</strong> was, nonetheless, <strong>performing within the target range for flock improvement a century ago</strong>. This despite the fact that she was a Brahma, a breed noted for mediocre if not actually poor laying, and that the target flocks were Leghorns, the #1 egg producers of both that era and this era.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I do not keep formal records. But for the first year I had only 5 hens and thus had no problem knowing who was laying and how often. </p><p></p><p>My Brahma never did better than 4 eggs a week. My 2 Australorps were 6 days out of 7 or 13 out of 14. My SLW was 5-6 per week but was the first to stop to molt. My California White was at least 28 days out of 30 -- having missed no more than 8-10 days in her entire first year of laying and laying a full year before she molted. In her second year I'm still getting 5 white eggs a week (she's my only white layer). </p><p></p><p>I have to work and thus cannot do a proper productivity study with trap nests and a spreadsheet.</p><p></p><p>Note: I refer to the Brahma in past tense because I sold her last night -- with full disclosure of her age and egg-laying performance -- to a man who wanted a lawn ornament flock. She's very beautiful and will do well in her new role.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3KillerBs, post: 25955010, member: 36480"] It is irrelevant to the point I was making -- that [B]my worst layer today[/B] was, nonetheless, [B]performing within the target range for flock improvement a century ago[/B]. This despite the fact that she was a Brahma, a breed noted for mediocre if not actually poor laying, and that the target flocks were Leghorns, the #1 egg producers of both that era and this era. I do not keep formal records. But for the first year I had only 5 hens and thus had no problem knowing who was laying and how often. My Brahma never did better than 4 eggs a week. My 2 Australorps were 6 days out of 7 or 13 out of 14. My SLW was 5-6 per week but was the first to stop to molt. My California White was at least 28 days out of 30 -- having missed no more than 8-10 days in her entire first year of laying and laying a full year before she molted. In her second year I'm still getting 5 white eggs a week (she's my only white layer). I have to work and thus cannot do a proper productivity study with trap nests and a spreadsheet. Note: I refer to the Brahma in past tense because I sold her last night -- with full disclosure of her age and egg-laying performance -- to a man who wanted a lawn ornament flock. She's very beautiful and will do well in her new role. [/QUOTE]
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