Favorite White Egg Layer Breeds

[mendochick]

Hey All,

Firstly, I hope this is the appropriate place to post this question...

I'm curious to know what some of your favorite white egg layer breeds are.
We are in the process of planning our first backyard flock, and in my research of breeds I've found many brown egg layers that interest me and also plan to get a few Ameraucanas for blue/green eggs. My husband definitely wants a full rainbow egg basket, including white, and I couldn't find any real stand-outs in my research.

Since we're new to backyard chickens, we obviously are more interested in "easy keepers" that will be somewhat docile, less broody, etc. I also like the idea of having pretty hens with interesting feathering and coloration, as well as keeping heritage breeds (though neither of those are sticking points for me).

Oh, one more question!... what breeds lay the pink(ish) eggs that I've found at the farmer's market once in a blue moon? It's a little overwhelming to research all the breeds (and then the color options!) for a newbie like myself. Some of the standouts for me were Buff Orpington, Ameraucana, Easter Eggers, Dominque, Wellsummer, and Wyandottes, but there are just SO many options!

Rebekah

 

[gryeyes]

One heritage and endangered white egg laying breed is Lakenvelder. I have two Golden Lakenvelders, so I get two white eggs a day. Lakenvelders also "come" in white and black, instead of the buff and black. They're good looking birds and do NOT go broody.

Here's a chart to check: http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html

 

[Settler'sDreamFarm]

I love leghorns. They are known for being very skittish and scared but I never seem to have a problem, I would recommend a non-white variety; brown and exchequer leghorns are beautiful! Good luck

 

[easttxchick]

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Absolutely agree(I have the Silver Lakenvelders)-threatened breed and gorgeous birds that lay me nice sized white eggs every day.
Just my personal opinion-but I will NEVER own another White Leghorn. Many love them, me, not so much-flighty and aggressive in my experience.

 

[terri9630]

I have some 3wk old California whites that are supposed to be good white egg layers. They are a leghorn/california grey cross and even though we handle them every day they go nuts when we get near the brooder.

 

[cpegram]

I also have some of the california whites....they are about 3 mos now....i can't handle them much now but they are the first to come to me and will fly up to me and sit where ever they can (shoulder, back, arms etc).....then they let me "pet" them............but i handled them as much as i could as chicks

they are my white egg layers out of my flock.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I have a Sicilian Buttercup. She's flighty as all heck, but she's a great forager and lays a good amount of medium sized eggs.

Blue Andalusians are pretty and are supposed to be great layers. I also love the looks of the Golden Lakenvelder.

 

[chickenlover54]

American Games lay Whiteish eggs, they are my favorite

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

My leghorns follow me around and peck at my feet. They won't let me touch them, but they aren't scared of me.
I would love some Lakenvelders! Are they bantam or standard? Or do they come in both?

 

[HBuehler]

No doubt my leghorns.We have white brown and silver but the whites are the queens here..they lay a jumbo egg every day we had lakenvelders Andalusians Polish all lay too small runners up are the Minorca's they lay XL eggs near daily.And a side note to the don't get white we have lots of breeds here and free range with coyote,bob cat,coons,hawks,Possie's and more my white leghorns are the ONLY breed that has never become dinner to one of them.
Leghorns are very social birds just don't care to be held..the first ones to us when we go out and we have a few hundred birds here.
Here is a Work-A-Holic although she's not laying she's working her chicken tail off raising 10 chicks

and YES that is a white leghorn