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  1. NatJ

    New to breeding. What is the best combination for hardiness and egg production?

    The one that laid 364 eggs in 365 days would not have been typical even then. There would have been plenty of other Australorps that laid fewer eggs than she did. As for how well Australorps lay at the present time, that depends on what numbers you are looking at. For example, I can find these...
  2. NatJ

    New to breeding. What is the best combination for hardiness and egg production?

    I think that was the record at one point, but has been surpassed by another hen since then. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/70781-most-prolific-chicken "The highest authenticated rate of egg-laying is 371 in 364 days, laid by a White Leghorn (No. 2988) in an official test...
  3. NatJ

    New to breeding. What is the best combination for hardiness and egg production?

    To address the question in the title: Probably any cross among those breeds will be fairly hardy. The best layers will probably come from crossing the hens that lay the most eggs with the rooster of the best-laying breed (I would guess the Barred Rock rooster, but I don't know that for sure.)...
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