In an in-depth “mythbusting” article designed to bring clarity to the occasionally polarising subject of white birds, the Ranger examined several of the key claims made for white egg layers.
Facets including behavioural and performance traits were analysed, with up-to-date field data, gathered from multiple producers, being key to the credibility of the conclusions.
Peter Cumbers of Joice and Hill, distributor of the Dekalb White breed, acknowledged the value of data collected by Eggbase, saying “We collect field results from multiple producers, and we have a significant amount of valuable data available from the Eggbase system.”
