Black Rock Hen Eggs

The black color of this chicken is the result of unique genetic condition called fibromelanosis.

Black rock hen eggs.

Black rock chickens are an american bred hen. This means breeders can tell the sex of the chick based on the color when hatched which is always useful. Lesser the need for culling from time to time in order to maintain egg production at an efficient level and the lesser the mortaiìy during the year the higher is the average egg production per bird and greater would be the profit. Total egg production on hen housed basis 40 000 2 000 20 eggs conclusion.

My black rocks mix very well with other breeds. Black rock chicks are all hatched at crosslee poultry farm and sold on to distributors as day old chicks where they grow them on to point of lay to sell. The strains that the black rock hatchery uses are specially selected in order to provide the well known qualities of the black rock hen. Other strains may not provide the same qualities.

Cemani chicken eggs it is not in black but cream and there is a little pink spot. Known to lay 280 eggs per annum they are hugely popular with back garden chicken keepers. Do be aware that egg shell colour can vary within a breed and from hen to hen. The eggs are the normal supermarket biscuit colour or sometimes slightly darker.

Checkout our chickens for sale page here. Black rocks originate from the harco arbor acres breeders of america. They are known to be very docile birds and love the outdoor life whatever the weather. A list of different breeds of chickens and the egg shell colour of their eggs.

Further information about our chickens. Nevertheless cemani chicken cannot lay black eggs. This condition causes genetic mutations so that the chicken contain extra melanin. They are a true.

You cannot buy black rock hatching eggs as they are not sold and you would need the original parent stock to produce them even though there are some people claiming to have them on ebay from time to time. Black rock owners say. Black star chickens are a favorite among the homesteading and backyard keeping community as they are hardy social and prolific egg layers. A black rock is classified as large fowl light.

They are medium to large in size and she will lay 4 5 eggs a week in her first laying year.