Brown Leghorns: Pics, Info, and Resources

[Alaskan]

Yes....


Also, check the leghorn facebook page, and he brown leghorn facebook page, if you want to buy some nice ones.

Breeding season is probably wrapping up soon, people will soon be opening up pens... I know I am done with chicken hatching.

 

[cmom]

Yes....

Also, check the leghorn facebook page, and he brown leghorn facebook page, if you want to buy some nice ones.

Breeding season is probably wrapping up soon, people will soon be opening up pens... I know I am done with chicken hatching.

Thanks, I have White Leghorns but would like to add Brown Leghorns. My hubby would like some Silver Leghorns. I done hatching for this year too. I do have a few eggs in the incubator due to hatch this week. I have a a couple of very nice males that I hadn't hatched any chicks from (a Single Comb Rhode Island Red and a Rose Comb Rhode Island Red), so eggs from their girls are in the incubator and this is the last hatch. I hoping to get some nice chicks to grow out for this coming show season starting in the fall.

 

[Flaisure]

This is where i got mine. They are beautiful birds.
https://www.dunlaphatchery.net

Thanks, I have White Leghorns but would like to add Brown Leghorns. My hubby would like some Silver Leghorns. I done hatching for this year too. I do have a few eggs in the incubator due to hatch this week. I have a a couple of very nice males that I hadn't hatched any chicks from (a Single Comb Rhode Island Red and a Rose Comb Rhode Island Red), so eggs from their girls are in the incubator and this is the last hatch. I hoping to get some nice chicks to grow out for this coming show season starting in the fall.

 

[cmom]

This is where i got mine. They are beautiful birds.
https://www.dunlaphatchery.net
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Thanks, I did see their name listed on the Brown Leghorn club website. I will check them out.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

 A lot of it is management. Some of it is personality. In some cases the reputation is justified, and others it is not. It depends a lot on the strain.

 There is certain advantages to birds that are active and alert, and when managed well, are a pleasure to own.

 On a practical level they tend to be superior. More eggs, less feed, rustle up much of their own, better at getting away from a predator, etc. etc. They are certainly attractive to look at. Well bred examples are beautiful. The have a way about them that is difficult to describe.

 I am sure that they are not for everyone. I am also sure that many that would appreciate them, and have an adequate setting for them, are missing out on something that they would really like.

They are not the little backyard chicken tractor kind of bird. They need some room to be active.

 Personally, I have grown to appreciate the sharp style, alertness, and intelligence of the Mediterranean breeds. And I am speaking of them in general. It has been kind of an acquired taste for me. I was turned off by their reputation, until I tried them myself.  Now I wonder what took me so long.

 As far as handling, I am not picking up and petting my birds. They do not fit this model, but some could. I handle my birds off of the roost, where it is easier on me and the birds.

 I am speaking of the Mediterranean breeds in general.

Your posts are always so informative...thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.

 

[cmom]

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I have White Leghorns.

 

[Frutfarm]

The Leggies found an interesting place to roost...apparently they didn't want to use the lower roosts or jockey with the big dogs for the roosts closer to the vents...poor things! It's still hot at 10pm-they were still panting when I shut them in after dark. Our coop is on a back acre of our property, so I need to get creative to keep them cool. I watched a BL pullet trot around with a dead mouse last night-who needs a cat when you have mouse catching chickens!

 

[UrbanEnthusiast]

About what age should I expect my SC brown Leghorns to lay? They were hatched around beginning of March but nothing in the nest boxes so far. I suspect they might be laying out in the brush, but whenever I try to confine them long enough to figure out who's laying, they start pecking at each other (run size is totally inadequate, but that's all we've got for now).

 

[Alaskan]

They should start laying at about 20 weeks of age.

So... About now. However since a good part of their growing up was AFTER the days started to get shorter, that can slow things down a bit, might add a month to laying age.

Are their faces super bright and red? Once the faces are bright red they should lay within two weeks (except for my white leghorns, they tend to pink up a month or more before they start to lay...silly girls)

And yes, they could very easily be hiding the eggs in the bushes. One way to tempt them to lay in their nest boxes is to put fake eggs in the boxes or keep them locked up until lunch if you can.

 

[cmom]

They should start laying at about 20 weeks of age.

So... About now. However since a good part of their growing up was AFTER the days started to get shorter, that can slow things down a bit, might add a month to laying age.

Are their faces super bright and red? Once the faces are bright red they should lay within two weeks (except for my white leghorns, they tend to pink up a month or more before they start to lay...silly girls)

And yes, they could very easily be hiding the eggs in the bushes. One way to tempt them to lay in their nest boxes is to put fake eggs in the boxes or keep them locked up until lunch if you can.

I'll try to get some pictures of my Brown Leghorns. Mine are Single comb. I put golf balls in the nest boxes. They work. I'll have to watch my young whites. I never paid attention to their faces. Mine hid eggs in their feeder. There was a few days I didn't get any eggs and I have 40# feeders in the coops. One day when I went out to fill the feeders I found the missing eggs.