Information on the Leghorn chicken breed

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General information about the Leghorn

Leghorn is the English name for Livorno, where in Italy this leghorn breed is said to have originated from Italian country chickens. Leghorns of different types originated in different countries. However, they all have yellow legs and white ears. They are large chickens and cannot be distinguished from white Italians by the layman.

Appearance of leghorns

As mentioned above, the legs are yellow and the ear discs are white. They have a red single crest and the eyes are orange. The wattles are also red. Leghorn cockerels weigh up to 2.8 kg.

Existing dwarf form

Yes, dwarf leghorn

Color strokes of leghorns

white
black
exchequer (black multicolored)
golden-necked
silver-necked
orange-necked
partridge colored
red saddled
blue gold-necked
pearl gray orange-necked
characteristic color
silver-necked beaded
gold-colored
silver-colored
blue gold-colored
blue
yellow
red
striped
gold porcelain-colored
white black columbia
yellow black columbia

Keeping leghorns

They make no demands on their housing. As they are somewhat lighter, the fence should be a little higher. They are good foragers and recyclers. They are also a very energetic and lively breed and never get bored.

Character of Leghorns

Leghorns are somewhat shy in nature, they prefer to keep their distance but with a lot of effort it could work out that they eat out of your hand. The hens never really get into the breeding mood.

Eggs from Leghorn hens

The female representatives of the Leghorns lay up to 260 white eggs weighing 55g per year. In the second year, there can be as many as 200 eggs.