Chicken Breed Focus - Leghorn

[Thomas Lamprogiorgos]

If you want to help the LEGHORN breed win the poll, vote up for them in the following link:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/vote-for-the-best-hybrid-layer.1279022/page-5#post-20618381

 

[Thomas Lamprogiorgos]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-for-utility-purposes.1313657/#post-21411926

 

[BY Bob]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-for-utility-purposes.1313657/#post-21411926

How can they be losing?! Come on people. Let's pull these amazing birds to victory!

 

[Thomas Lamprogiorgos]

How can they be losing?! Come on people. Let's pull these amazing birds to victory!

Exactly...
Eggs - actly...

 

[BDutch]

In another thread I responded on a misunderstanding of the Leghorn breed. I think my answer is also interesting in this topic

The real leghorns are not the same as the hybrids for the industry that have many leghorn genes. At least in Europe. This assumption is therefore probably incorrect. The aknowledged leghorn is a beautiful chicken that is good in free ranging. They do provide many eggs and do not go broody in general.

In Europe there are several type of leghorn breeds aknowledged. The (original?) Italian *(Livorno), the English and the Dutch. The English and Dutch originate from the US type. And the US type probably came from Spain.

Over here the look-la-like hybrid is often sold as Leghorn but is definitely something completely different in grace and behaviour.

*ps: Recently even the Italians have choosen the Dutch type as standard because it was more beautiful.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

@The Moonshiner

 

[The Moonshiner]

Yes

 

[Miami Leghorn]

Yes

Nah. Just wanted to let you know the thread was resurrected.

 

[Lollychicken]

Curious...what color would this one be called?

Speckled Leghorn

 

[Lollychicken]

Leghorn is one of the first breeds I owned, and still have them now and love them!! Only really owned brown leghorns but I love the blue and cuckoo leghorns as well