Chicken breed
Leghorn
The white egg in the supermarket comes from Leghorn-type hens. Light, active and nervous rather than cuddly, and the big single comb needs looking after in a hard frost.
Hatch Index lists 3 varieties of Leghorn from 5 hatcheries, and 3 are in stock today. The cheapest sexed pullet you can order now is White Leghorn from Cackle Hatchery at $5.99. Straight run starts at $4.49.
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Leghorn | 5 | 2 of 4 in stock | $5.99 | $4.49 | 6 |
| Brown Leghorn | 3 | 1 of 2 in stock | $5.99 | $4.49 | 6 |
| White Leghorn (Started pullet) started | 3 | 2 of 2 in stock | $35.00 | — | 1 |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, Townline Hatchery, The Chick Hatchery, Chesapeake Hatchery.
What the Leghorn is like
- Egg colour
- White
- Eggs a year
- About 280 to 320
- Grown weight
- 4.5 lb hen, 6 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Flighty
- Climate
- Copes with heat; large comb can frostbite
- Goes broody
- Rarely
- Kept for
- Egg laying
- Origin
- Livorno, Italy
- American standard
- Recognised by the American Poultry Association
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.