Anti White Leghorn Bias?

[ClareScifi]

Clint,

Thanks for the feedback. What do you mean by "Dual Purpose Breed?" What would be the other purpose chickens are wanted for in addition to being good egg layers/pets? Being seen as ornamental? Or broilers? Or something else?

Clare

 

[keesmom]

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dual purpose = birds good for eggs and/or meat

If your roos are mutts you won't be able to tell what egg color genetics they may produce.

 

[cukooformarans]

Dual purpose generally means good for eggs and meat. The leghorns are smaller-bodied and thus don't have as much meat as orpingtons, delawares, etc.

 

[sourland]

Dual purpose breeds can be utilized as much for food as for egg production. Leghorn cockerels/roosters are so slightly built that there is little meat on them - they do however make great friers. Also for some leghorns are regarded as too flighty. They are my absolute favorite chicken, and I think that there is no more beautiful body type than that of a leghorn cock or hen. JMO

 

[cukooformarans]

sorry, keesmom and sourland! I guess we were typing at the same time!

lol

 

[ClareScifi]

That is interesting that your church folks prefer brown eggs. I see you are in Alabama. I am in Utah. I notice the grocery stores here sell white eggs. I wonder why brown eggs haven't caught on in the mainstream grocery stores. Do others find brown eggs in your mainstream grocery stores (in other states)? I'm sure the health food type grocery stores here sell mostly brown eggs.

 

[Duramaxgirl]

I don't have a problem with white leghorns. I purchased 3 for my flock last spring. Unfortunately they kept flying out of my 6 foot fence. So I gave them to my sister. I still want to try them again. I love big white eggs! Maybe I'll try clipping their wings earlier before they can learn to fly over my fence. I'm going to get some again this spring. My hubby gave me permission to order mcmurrays rainbow egg layer special! Which usually comes with a few white leghorns. Yay!

 

[real_redhead]

Funny this topic just came up on the forum, I was talking about this the other day with a few people that I didn't want any white chickens! I have 1 red sex link, 1 EE, 1 barred something and 2 I have no idea what they are but I love having the variation, I wanted eggs other than white (have no idea why) and wanted something different than what most people think of as chickens. If I can build a bigger coop and run I would love to have a cuckoo maran and a dominque or barred rock.

 

[ClareScifi]

Sourland and Clint,

Well, that's good news, because I don't want anyone eating my leghorn roos! LOL. I didn't know that about them not being very meaty, so thanks for the info. I'll bet you are right! I'm glad you love them, too, Sourland. I hear that in these parts (Utah), they are the best egg-layers during the winter of all the breeds, a plus, I would think.

It will help adopt my boy out, I think, if I can tell them that his offspring may well lay brown eggs. The new owners probably wouldn't mind a few white eggs, either. They may not even know that white leghorns lay white eggs. What other breeds lay white eggs, if I may ask?

 

[RAREROO]

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Like the others said, dual purpose breeds are ones that lay well and get big enough to produce a decent amount of meat. these would be the American, English, and Asiatic class breeds.