Delaware

Good layersI bought 44 pullets in September of of 2022. They started laying at 22 weeks and the 40 I use in the flock lay an average of 34 eggs a day. They have only one fault and that is they like to help and get in the way when I'm working in the coop. They inspect all that I do and are prone to use me for a mobile roost. Even one rooster likes to catch me off guard and land on my head so now I have to always were a cap when in their coop.

Dumbest chickens on earthI got Delawares for extra large eggs they are supposed to lay according to the description. The hens did not start laying for 22 weeks and it is amazing to see bantam size eggs coming from such huge hens. I know they should get bigger eventually, but don't see them ever getting extra large. I would never get Delawares again because to be honest they are the dumbest and most flighty chickens I've ever had....they are literally afraid of everything, even the nest boxes so I keep finding eggs all over the pen in the dirt. They have been raised the same as every other batch of chicks but this is unbelievable. The dominant rooster tried to get uppity once but that was dealt with -- makes it easier that even the roosters are scaredy cats. Time will tell, but I'm not going to be happy with medium eggs for the amount of feed they eat.