White Egg Layers
Large white eggs, 4 to 5 lb at maturity, and a active, alert, athletic, nervous temperament.
Breed specifications
Years ago, a small amazingly productive chicken breed was imported from Italy through the port of Livorno. Leghorn became the Anglicized word for that port and the breed. Supermarket eggs are almost always laid by White Leghorns or hybrids developed from them. Hens lay about 325 eggs every year while eating less feed than most other breeds.
Fun fact: One of our top egg producers.
Common questions
About 325 large white eggs per year.
White Leghorns weigh 4 to 5 lb at maturity.
Active, Alert, Athletic, Nervous.
The White Leghorn is cold hardy and heat hardy.
From Hoover's Hatchery
When it is time to go from learning to Keeping, Hoover's has a complete selection of backyard poultry, hatched with care and shipped to your door or to a partner store near you.
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