🥚 Leghorn
Chickens · breed reference
From Livorno, and the reason a supermarket egg is white. A big single comb freezes in a northern winter — the rose-comb form exists for exactly that reason.
| Species | Chicken |
|---|---|
| Kept for | Eggs |
| Eggs per year | ~280 |
| First eggs | ~17 weeks |
| Sizes | Standard · Bantam |
Strains
- Production · ~300 eggs/yr · lays ~16 wks — The commercial white-egg bird — nearly an egg a day, and burns out sooner for it.
- Heritage · ~220 eggs/yr · lays ~20 wks — Standard-bred lines — bigger, longer-lived, and lays well for more years.
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