Are brown leghorns non-industrial?

[ChickenCanoe]

Let me see if I can understand the question and give my two cents. Breeds are basically the shape and characteristics, and variety is the color. As you may have discovered, Leghorns come in about 12 color varieties.
By industrial chicken, I assume you are referencing the birds that lay the eggs found in most grocery stores. Generally speaking, what you refer to as industrial chickens, achieve their outstanding level of prolific egg laying entirely through genetic selection and nutrition, not hormones or any other implied reason.
The most productive white egg layers have always been Leghorns.
The most productive brown egg breed is the Rhode Island Red.
With careful selection, breeders have continually increased the already prolific genes of these heritage breeds. Similar actions have been undertaken by various parent stock breeding companies.
So in short, even though some of these birds' varieties having names like AR2301 and sold as day olds to egg producers worldwide, they are still carrying the genetics of one of the two original breeds. Given enough time, you could create an 'industrial chicken' of your own.

 

[Kenya Mwangi]

Let me see if I can understand the question and give my two cents. Breeds are basically the shape and characteristics, and variety is the color. As you may have discovered, Leghorns come in about 12 color varieties.
By industrial chicken, I assume you are referencing the birds that lay the eggs found in most grocery stores. Generally speaking, what you refer to as industrial chickens, achieve their outstanding level of prolific egg laying entirely through genetic selection and nutrition, not hormones or any other implied reason.
The most productive white egg layers have always been Leghorns.
The most productive brown egg breed is the Rhode Island Red.
With careful selection, breeders have continually increased the already prolific genes of these heritage breeds. Similar actions have been undertaken by various parent stock breeding companies.
So in short, even though some of these birds' varieties having names like AR2301 and sold as day olds to egg producers worldwide, they are still carrying the genetics of one of the two original breeds. Given enough time, you could create an 'industrial chicken' of your own.

I'm sorry for my unclear questions. My friend says to ask this.

Where can I find these chickens that this website is talking about. https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/heritage-breeds-list/leghorn-chicken/

It is the "Leghorn - Non Industrial Chicken"

I would like to have these chickens.

 

[Amer]

I'm sorry for my unclear questions. My friend says to ask this.

Where can I find these chickens that this website is talking about. https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/heritage-breeds-list/leghorn-chicken/

It is the "Leghorn - Non Industrial Chicken"

I would like to have these chickens.

If you are from Kenya then I cannot help you. If you are from the USA, then I can help you.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I'm sorry for my unclear questions. My friend says to ask this.

Where can I find these chickens that this website is talking about. https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/heritage-breeds-list/leghorn-chicken/

It is the "Leghorn - Non Industrial Chicken"

I would like to have these chickens.

I think I understand. There are a great many breeders of Leghorns around the country and around the world.
There is a book called the Missouri Poultry Yearbook. It lists all NPIP breeders in the state. There are a lot of Leghorn breeders (and virtually all breeds that exist in the US>
I'm sure many states have a similar publication. Perhaps your state also.
The Missouri book used to be very open but because it posted the names, addresses, phone numbers and email of all the breeders. This caused them to put most of the information in code. There are a whole list of codes to identify the species and breeds.

 

[Kenya Mwangi]

If you are from Kenya then I cannot help you. If you are from the USA, then I can help you.

Hello Thank you! I am in Texas but I can travel for the cutest chickens.

 

[Kenya Mwangi]

I think I understand. There are a great many breeders of Leghorns around the country and around the world.
There is a book called the Missouri Poultry Yearbook. It lists all NPIP breeders in the state. There are a lot of Leghorn breeders (and virtually all breeds that exist in the US>
I'm sure many states have a similar publication. Perhaps your state also.
The Missouri book used to be very open but because it posted the names, addresses, phone numbers and email of all the breeders. This caused them to put most of the information in code. There are a whole list of codes to identify the species and breeds.

Hello Does Texas this? Missouri is close. I see breeders in this book that have Brown Leghorns. Thank you!

 

[Amer]

Hello Thank you! I am in Texas but I can travel for the cutest chickens.

Ok, it does help to have your location on your profile as people can help you better.
I could only speculate based on your name.
Yes, the Moonshiner does have Leghorns in Missouri, too.
I checked the APA Yearbook.
You are fortunate that Leghorns are so common.
Ruth Caron from Martindale, Texas has Leghorns
(512-210-0265)

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

By industrial chicken, I assume you are referencing the birds that lay the eggs found in most grocery stores. Generally speaking, what you refer to as industrial chickens, achieve their outstanding level of prolific egg laying entirely through genetic selection and nutrition, not hormones or any other implied reason.

I am sorry to bust through this thread, but this is somewhat wrong. While Leghorns are known for their prolific laying abilities, the Leghorns used in battery facilities (at least many parts of the United States) are injected with hormones to make their body speed up the egg-making process, most of the time forcing the battery hen to lay two or three times a day, ultimately tiring out her body so much and putting a ton of stress on it. Exhaustion from this sped-up laying process is one cause of death to battery hens before the slaughtering time. They also stuff up to five chickens in one cage regularly. Leghorns are already excellent at egg production, but the egg industry is cruel and horrible, not caring for their birds at the slightest.

 

[Amer]

I am sorry to bust through this thread, but this is somewhat wrong. While Leghorns are known for their prolific laying abilities, the Leghorns used in battery facilities (at least many parts of the United States) are injected with hormones to make their body speed up the egg-making process, most of the time forcing the battery hen to lay two or three times a day, ultimately tiring out her body so much and putting a ton of stress on it. Exhaustion from this sped-up laying process is one cause of death to battery hens before the slaughtering time. They also stuff up to five chickens in one cage regularly. Leghorns are already excellent at egg production, but the egg industry is cruel and horrible, not caring for their birds at the slightest.

That part about the hormones is not true at all.
Wherever did you hear that?

 

[Amer]

NO hormones are used in poultry production and no chickens regularly lay more than once per day! It is all genetics. Who told you that?