General question

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

All of my hens lay some variety of brown. Two of my hens are white - no clue what they are, but they lay brown eggs.

So I looked up layers just out of curiosity and now I am curious.

Why is the white hen and white egg what everyone knows as a "chicken" when white/white seems kinda rare. And what breed is that, that most egg factories use?

I thought my whites were leghorns but I got brown eggs. Any guesses?

 

[sandypaws]

i belive most "egg farms" use white leghorns...

and a white chicken laying brown eggs??? my guess is a "white rock"

 

[Nancyjane]

The ones I rescued from a closed down farm are leghorns. They lay large and extra large WHITE eggs.

 

[rooster-red]

Key to egg color is in the earlobes. White earlobes on a hen means white eggs.

 

[Laskaland]

You probably have White Plymouth Rock Hens, they lay brown medium-medium large eggs. And I bet yours are sweet. The leghorns do the white, like someone said above.
Hugs
Christina