I'm actually not all that fond of white chickens myself, but it's not because they're "common" or anything like that. It's because they're more susceptible to predators since they stand out while free-ranging, white feathers show every speck of dirt, and the white gene is very dominant, causing...
There is no such thing as a "California Rock."
The California Gray (aka Production Black) was bred from Barred Rocks and White Leghorns and they lay white eggs. They are a very different breed from Barred Rocks. Info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gray
The California White...
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Ancona
Andalusian
Appenzeller Spitzhauben
California Grey (aka Production Black)
California White (hybrid)
Campine
Catalana
Crevecoeur
Cubalaya
Dorking
Fayoumi
Hamburg
Holland
Houdan
Jaerhon
La Fleche
Lakenvelder
Leghorn
Minorca
Polish
Redcap
Sicilian Buttercup
Sultan
Sumatra
White...
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Ancona
Andalusian
Appenzeller Spitzhauben
California Grey (aka Production Black)
California White (hybrid)
Campine
Catalana
Crevecoeur
Cubalaya
Dorking
Fayoumi
Hamburg
Holland
Houdan
Jaerhon
La Fleche
Lakenvelder
Leghorn
Minorca
Polish
Redcap
Sicilian Buttercup
Sultan
Sumatra
White...
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Silver Spangled Hamburgs lay white eggs.
Egg color genes...
white x blue = light blue
white x green = 50% light blue, 50% brown
white x brown = brown
brown x blue = green
brown x green = 50% brown, 50% green
As you can see, the white egg color gene is very recessive.
A rooster who...