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Your opinion wanted: white eggs.
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:22 pm
by Robbie
I think I'm the only person left on this continent who wants white eggs....... but I thought I'd ask. Is there anybody else? I don't understand why the rainbow egg lovers wouldn't want to add white eggs to the basket. What's not to love? I can see that a carton of all-white eggs would look "store bought"
(just leave some
on 'em hee heee ) but wouldn't they look great in a mix of brown and white, or rainbow with white?
So I'm asking everyone......... why don't you like white eggs?
Re: Your opinion wanted: white eggs.
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:24 pm
by Jaye
I totally agree. I like white eggs, especially when they are contrasted against different coloured eggs. White eggs highlight the other colours nicely.
Re: Your opinion wanted: white eggs.
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:30 pm
by ross
I have white but even in a mix they look benign .
Re: Your opinion wanted: white eggs.
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 2:20 pm
by coonhound
I mostly raise the white egg breeds
Re: Your opinion wanted: white eggs.
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 2:48 pm
by PAJenn
We always add white eggs to our dozens. I believe white eggs look amazing if you sort them so they sit beside dark chocolate brown Marans eggs in a carton. Sets both colours off beautifully. Our white Leghorns and Exchequers are great birds. Their feed conversion to egg size ratio is one of the best, in my opinion.
Re: Your opinion wanted: white eggs.
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:09 pm
by WLLady
Totally agree on my white layers being best converters of feed. I always mix colours-including white. I like how the white makes the other colours seem deeper. Lol
Re: Your opinion wanted: white eggs.
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:13 pm
by JimW
I like to add white to my mixed colour eggs as well.
Which reminds me I need to get some white egg layers again. I got rid of my Brabanters and only have 1 Houdan hen.
Are leghorns my best bet?
JimW
Re: Your opinion wanted: white eggs.
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:17 pm
by Robbie
Yay!!! I'm not alone!!
Jim all the research I've done says you can't beat the production leghorns for egg size and quantity. I guess it depends on what you are looking for in a chicken!
Re: Your opinion wanted: white eggs.
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:21 pm
by PAJenn
JimW wrote:Are leghorns my best bet?
Exchequers are a nice alternative if you can't see yourself keeping plain white leghorns.
Re: Your opinion wanted: white eggs.
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:27 pm
by JimW
PAJenn wrote:JimW wrote:Are leghorns my best bet?
Exchequers are a nice alternative if you can't see yourself keeping plain-old white leghorns.
Ya I like the look of the Exchequers. Looks like I will have to look into leghorns and other white egg breeds, only need 2 or 3 hens, no plans to breed. Eventually when I have my mottled houdan numbers build up they will be my main white egg layers.
