Cold Hardy White Egg Layer (Large Eggs) Recommendation?

[Meesh]

Interesting. The site I referenced lists them as 'creamy' colored, which I took to be more toward white than brown.

Thanks!
Michelle

 

[greenmulberry]

My speckled sussex lay eggs as brown as the "brown eggs" from the grocery store. They are just hatchery birds though.

Delightful hens, I just love my speckled sussex. looks and personality plus!

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

I have always had White Leghorns. Winters here fluctuate a lot with the lost in single digits. My White Leghorns always kept laying through the winter and nice big eggs also.

I don't have pure White Leghorns, I have the Ideal 386. But they lay large white eggs and lots of them.

 

[Eggseronious]

Wyandottes are rose comb with good feathers they should do U a good job up there in Michigan. LOL

Wyandotte, Michigan

 

[crysmom]

we got some hamburg chicks for white eggs, but even with alot of daily handling they are very spazzy and make the other chicks panic..

Its quite cold here in the winter so I wanted to avoid single combs

 

[pattycake]

My Sussexes lay very pale brown eggs -- they could pass for white, but are definitely not pure white.

They're also smaller than everyone else's eggs, though. I have big browns and tiny whites. I prefer the big browns. No more Sussexes for me.

 

[Mrs MIA]

My leghorns have laid consistently over the winter, and we got down to -40°F at one point. You have to either keep them cooped up when it gets REALLY cold with a heat lamp, or if they insist on going out, you can smear their combs with petroleum jelly to insulate the tips. I've also read that as chicks you can dock their combs - essentially cut them off, so they don't grow large.

Dorkings lay slightly tinted eggs, but I just received some hatching eggs that were as white as a leghorns. Only problem is they're a very rare breed, and trust me... very hard to come by. Unfortunately, I won't have any until next spring.

 

[McGoo]

I was looking for winter hardy white egg layers and Barred Hollands were suggested. They are a breed created using White Leghorns, Barred Rocks, Australorps and Brown Leghorns. Anyway, they are winter hardy, but not easily found. I bought some hatching eggs, but don't think they're viable. I know that Sand Hill Preservation sells the day old chicks. I'm actually looking to get some.

 

[mike76]

I live in Oklahoma and I am wanting some large egg layers. what are the b est large egg layers. thanks.

 

[ZRenee]

Spotted Crow,
I completely disagree. I have 4 white leghorn Hens and 1 Roo. They are peaceful, like staying near the coop, even though they are able to fly out of the run, which they did just because they could but never seem to care to anymore. My Leghorn Roo once got taken down in one swoop by a large dominant Orpington. (now separated by wire), has not crowed since but happily mounts his girls. They are housed with one breeding pair of buff orpingtons, and they all get along wonderfully. I love my leghorns, they really deliver on the eggs. By the time they have laid their 3rd egg, they're large and every day like a clock. They are very intelligent and watch everything you do. If you just moved slowly, they will see that you're filling a feeder. cleaning a waterer and soon they will not even move away from you, stick their heads right into what you're doing. They react panicky to quick movements. So just slow down!