White Egg Layers
Large white (tinted) eggs, 5 to 6 lb at maturity, and a vocal, alert, athletic temperament.
Breed specifications
Brown Leghorns share the productive traits and nervous personality of their white cousins but have slightly larger bodies clothed in one of the most beautiful feather patterns of any white egg laying breed. Always alert, Brown Leghorns are athletic, excitable, noisy, and often better able to avoid predators than slower breeds.
Fun fact: Large white (tinted) eggs.
Common questions
About 300 large white (tinted) eggs per year.
Brown Leghorns weigh 5 to 6 lb at maturity.
Vocal, Alert, Athletic.
The Brown Leghorn is cold hardy and heat hardy.
From Hoover's Hatchery
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