Leghorn Thread

[KBHatchery]

I looked around BYC and didn't find a thread that was for all varieties of Leghorns. So I decided to make one for everyone to post stories, pictures, and questions about/of their Leghorns. Ill start with pictures of my leghorns.

We are starting a small hatchery here in NC, and for our first breeds we decided to order from Murray McMurray Hatchery.
20 Females and 5 Males of both Leghorns and RiRs, 10 blue and 15 buff Silkies. My RiRs and Leghorns are growing on a daily basis now and we still have to get the coops, runs, and the office on the second floor completed. Today they are 5 months old, and their traits are more dominant to see what sex they are.

 

[roostersandhens]

I rescued 12 battery hens yesterday, and they are all Leghorn girls:

 

[SequoyahFarms]

I just hatched out some isabelle leghorn chicks and thought I'd share.

 

[Alaskan]

@The Moonshiner

Finally got some pictures. They look COOL!!





Ok...hum...not good photos.

But can you see the almost cream lacing on the neck feathers?

And they all grew in at least a few dark feathers. One has a bunch of dark feathers. A few of the dark feathers are perfect dark brown leghorn color.

 

[Alaskan]

Oh, these are the chicks I hatched, a dark brown roo over white.

All leghorns, all rose comb.

 

[brahmabreeder]

Alright I will revive this thread. I'm posting pictures of my leghorns from about a month ago. I need honesty on whether on not they are worth keeping and breeding. I do not have a male and need to decide if they are worthy of getting one

. EDT: They just started laying a few days ago and their combs and wattles are bigger and redder.

 

[KBHatchery]

Heres some updated photos of the flock. All birds shown are
3 months old today. (5-16-2013)

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Thank you. Still no reply. I've never bought eggs. It is a crap shoot if the eggs are handled carelessly. If you or anyone knows of a reputable breeder of leghorns, I'd appreciate the tip.

It is a luck of the draw kind of thing. Mine got shipped all the way from arkansas to indiana. Arrived in great shape. they set me 6 extras and not one of the eggs was cracked. They also included a cool pack. Like I said before, they have breeder qualitity. It is a start. I wish I could of found multiple people so I actually could of had a choice on who to get from. I emailed the owner directly and talked to her a little before I got eggs and she was very honest with me. This is the only lead I have, let me know if you find another. Mine are in the incubator right now. Here is a link to their website
http://shop.gabbardhatchingeggs.com/collections/hatching-eggs/products/rose-comb-brown-leghorn

 

[cluckcluckluke]

WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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LEGHORNS need to be talked about

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Heres my rooster!







and his WLH hens

 

[chickenwings]

I love my Leghorns! I once read a review of them on here that described them as the Jack Russel Terriers of chickens. I used to have a JRT and have to say that fits them perfectly! They are not my chill wander around the yard chickens. They are the ones who test the boundaries of chicken flight and of fences. Always entertaining and comical even if I can never catch them.