Eggs from laying hens, which are found on small courtyards, are considered the most delicious and healthy. Owners usually try to feed them more tasty, in the summer they give a lot of greenery. Such chickens run around the earth, spend most of the day resting in the sun, and receive all the necessary vitamins and minerals with food.
Also, the most useful and delicious eggs include diet. So called testicles, which are stored no more than 7 days. At this time, in them the maximum amount of nutrients, which begins to decrease over time, the eggs become tablespoons.
If you want the eggs to stay tasty and healthy longer, make sure they lie with their sharp end down. On the other side there are more pores through which natural ventilation passes.
10. Highsex
The breed was bred by Euribrid specialists. Working on it, they sought to increase egg production, reduce the weight of the chicken itself so that she ate a lot of food, and increase the size of the eggs. They all succeeded.
Chickens breed Highsex can be white (white) and brown (brown). White is especially hardy, their young growth survives 100%. They are small in size, with a scallop hanging on their sides. Despite the tiny size of the laying hen, eggs are striking in their size: they weigh from 65 to 70 g. They also have special taste qualities.
Chickens give about 300 eggs a year, sometimes more, high productivity lasts up to 2 years. The hens begin to rush at 4 months. Eggs of this breed are distinguished by the fact that they contain low cholesterol, while maintaining their nutritional value. But their meat is harsh, like rubber.
9. Plymouthrock
Breed Plymouth Rock Suitable for meat and eggs. It was bred in the city of Plymouth (USA), in the 60s of the 19th century. The result was an unpretentious breed resistant to disease. Most often they are bred for meat, because it is juicy, tender, high quality.
At 5 or 6 months, hens begin to rush, give from 170 to 190 eggs per year. The most productive is the white variety, it carries 20% more eggs. The testicles weigh about 60 g.
8. Russian white
The breed of the egg direction, which appeared in the 30s of the XIX century. They begin to rush at about 5 months. Russian white - unpretentious to the conditions of maintenance and feeding, it feels good in cold regions. It rarely hurts, because possesses excellent immunity.
Of the minuses - very shy, but quite resistant to stress. In a year, it gives from 200 to 245 eggs, which weigh from 55 to 60 g. All of them are white. The first 3 years of their life, chickens remain highly productive. The meat is not as tasty as broilers, a little fresh.
7. Isa Brown
This is a relatively new breed of chickens bred by Dutch breeders. Isa Brown small sizes. Which of the chickens grows up as a rooster, and which grows in chicken, you can understand at the age of 1 day, by color. Roosters are lighter, more yellow in color, and hens are darker with a brown tint.
It is considered an egg breed, from one laying hen you can get up to 320 eggs per year. All eggs stand out for their weight. Their average weight is 62 g, but there are also those whose mass reaches 70 g. The brown shell. At the same time, the chicken consumes very little feed.
Isa Brown’s meat is tough, even after a long cooking it remains “rubber”. Representatives of this breed lay their first eggs at 4.5 months. Most eggs are at 23 weeks, they are productive for 47 weeks, after which the recession begins. These chickens have no instinct for incubation.
6. Rhode Island
The breed was bred by American breeders, was considered meat and egg. But many breed it like a decorative bird. Laying hens give 160-170 eggs per year, they weigh from 50 to 65 g, with a strong brown shell.
The breed Rhode Island juicy and tasty meat. Rush regularly. Puberty occurs at 7 months. Most eggs can be obtained from birds aged 1.5 years, after which productivity begins to decline.
5. Tetra
The breed was bred by Hungarian experts. For about 40 years they tried to breed a breed that would gain good weight and give a lot of eggs. And they managed to create a beautiful breed Tetra egg and meat orientation. Another significant advantage is that you can distinguish between males and chickens on the first day after birth: boys are white, hens are fawn.
The first eggs they carry already in 19 weeks. In laying hens, large eggs weighing 63 to 65 g are painted brown. At first, the mass of eggs can be about 50 g. In total, they bring up to 300 eggs per year, which is a lot, considering that the breed is meat and egg. Tetra has tasty, dietary meat, and they reach a record weight quickly enough.
But the maternal instinct in the representatives of this breed is poorly developed, it will not hatch eggs, and if you force the laying hen to sit on them, it will behave aggressively, constantly nervous.
4. Minorca
These hens got their name in honor of the island of Minorca, belonging to Spain, where farmers crossed several black chickens of local breed. In 1708, the island was captured by the British and Dutch, who drew attention to these hens, transported them to England. Gradually, they spread throughout the world.
Chickens breed Minorca bring about 200 eggs per year, they lay the first testicles in 5 months. Each year, their fertility decreases by an average of 15%. Another feature of this breed is that they do not take a break, like the rest of the breed, and rush even in the winter, as The breed formed in a warm climate.
They have huge eggs, from 70 to 80 g, the color of the shell is always white, and the surface is especially smooth and clean. In addition to eggs, Minorock meat is also valued. It is nutritious, uniform, its fibers are white. If a representative of this breed was crossed with other birds, all of the above qualities in the offspring change. Minoroc eggs have high nutritional value
3. Dominant
The breed appeared in the Czech Republic, breeders sought to get a healthy and productive hybrid, not picky about food. Appearing Dominant gained popularity all over the world. Many farmers like its productivity because Chickens produce from 300 to 320 eggs per year, and this is without any additives that improve the laying. At the same time, eggs weigh about 65 g, sometimes more. They are a nice brown color.
The Dominant breed is calm, it is quite unpretentious, will be carried even in difficult conditions. They rush well in the first 3-4 years, after which the egg production decreases.
2. New Hampshire
One of the most popular breeds of egg and meat is New hampshire. It has many advantages, and one of them is that it can be kept in any conditions, it is unpretentious.
The birds have a fleshy physique, but they also delight with medium-sized eggs. Chicken puberty occurs at 6 months, but development continues until they turn 1 year old. Laying hens give about 200 eggs, they are all brown, weigh about 60 g.
Egg laying does not stop even in the cold season, which is also one of the advantages of the breed. Within 2 years, the number of eggs increases, but then goes into decline. In addition, chickens are also used to produce meat.
1. Leghorn
Leggorn - egg breed, highly productive. They were withdrawn a long time ago, in the city of Livorno (Italy), and, since They were distinguished by special productivity, they became very popular. The most popular variety of this breed is white, but they can be of other colors.
It is considered egg. They begin to lay eggs at 5 months, give about 300 eggs per year. But if poultry care was not good enough, its egg production is reduced to 150-200 pieces. The eggshell is white, the average weight is about 57 g. After 2 years, egg production begins to decline.