LArge Chicken EGG farms?

[m2wandc]

What breed of chicken do large egg producing farms have...like the eggs you buy in the market...what breed of chickens do they come from?

 

[sparkles2307]

Pretty sure they are mainly Leghorns...

 

[lovin'mychicks]

I know most white eggs come from leghorns, but I am curious about the brown eggs you see at the supermarket.

Hope someone knows...

 

[sparkles2307]

Oh I soknow that, I just saw them last week, and i cant remember the name!!! Argh now I am going to go dig thru my history...

 

[sparkles2307]

I cant find it! This is going to make me crazy

 

[Bluemoon420]

The brown egg layers ( mostly in New England) are Rhode Island Reds, or Isa browns ( RIR hybrids). I didn't know white eggs existed until we made a road trip to Indiana to visit relatives when I was a kid.

For those who are old enough to remember...There was a commercial that sang...Brown Eggs are local eggs and local eggs are fresh. I still to this day have that song stuck in my head

Bluemoon

 

[walkswithdog]

My mother wouldn't BUY brown eggs, though I prefered them. Or brown bread, I swear she was anti - good for you.

Now I grow my own chickens, make my own brown bread. It took nigh on fifty years but I got what I knew I wanted.

I was gonna say RIRs or Isas so that' already been said. But I like my PR's better - they lay and they're nicer.

 

[Bluemoon420]

My grandparents raised RIR's. They were always friendly except for ONE rogue RIR roo. That guy was a jerk. We used to beg her to get rid off him, but some reason she kept him around. I think a neighbor's dog eventually got him. I remember my younger brother dancing with joy that day

I've got some Isa browns and RIR's both sets of them are very friendly. Especially the Isa's. I had to get RIR's because I'm from Rhode Island, and it was a matter of principle for me

The Isa's were suggested when I went to pick up my Reds. My DH really wanted them, and I was hestitant. I'm glad he talked me into it though. They are great friendly girls.

Bluemoon