Salmon Faverolles or Australorps

[darkbrowneggs]

Hi All - I am trying to get a full range of egg colours, and having currently got brown, blue, green and speckled I am now looking for something to lay a nice white, or creamy white, or pinkish colour medium to large egg

I was thinking of maybe Australorp or Salmon Faverolles. Does anyone keep these, what are they like in the egg laying department, and any other info gratefully received.

 

[foxy]

Hi Sue, I keep faverolles, a good egg laying strain and lay well into their 5th year. Mine lay a nice cream egg with a slight peach tint!

 

[darkbrowneggs]

Interesting - and I should have thought of you - I have often admired your nice avatar. Its only recently I discovered that Faverolles can lay pinkish eggs that I suddenly got interested. What size/weight are there eggs, are the good layers, what sort of size do they reach. So many questions - I can feel the itch from that Morehens starting :lol: Any chance of a piccie of some eggs.

These are some of my current eggs

 

[foxy]

I will get some piccies for you in the next couple of days. I also have aussies, and they lay more of a light cream egg, but not sure if that's typical or not as I do not have enough of them to make an accurate assessment.
I find some faverolles strain lay a slighter pinker egg than others, my strain are a good utility, and I have never had a problem with soft shells or poor quality.

 

[tygrysek75]

Theese are georges looking eggs.I had always admired yours dark brown eggs in your avatar.They are on mine spring shopping list.Do you think i could have some please?

 

[darkbrowneggs]

I am sure they will be providing "the goods" so I will happily put your name down - It would help if you could email through my websitethen I will have all the info I need when the time comes. And many thanks Sue

 

[Chuck]

For beautiful very large white eggs, try Utility Leghorn in white or black. Best layers of all the pure breeds as long as you ge the right lines.

 

[darkbrowneggs]

Are the Leghorns eggs pure white or white with a hint of something. I might want to cross sometimes with my blue or green egg layers, and white with a hint is better..... or so I have heard.

Apparently Leghorns are very good layers, good size eggs, and as they are smaller birds dont each as much as the ones I am used to. :shock:

 

[daniellesdogs]

iv hatched leghorns exchequer and blue one was white the other was slight cream but long time ago cant remeber what way round.
iv got 2 brahmas and there eggs quite small for such a big hen but they pinkish with purpleish spots intresting in the box