Leghorn question

hi. i have 2 white leghorns just over a year old i got them in may from a farmer and they layed good up until september and one of them started the molt. took a month and right back to laying. cold weather came in november and the other leghorn did her molt. and she hasnt started laying again yet . the one that is laying i get about 5 0r 6 eggs a week from so thats good production. but it is winter and the days are short and i dont add extra light so that could be alot to do with slow egg production. i am letting my flock rest for the winter by not pushing light on them.

 

From what I've heard the white leghorns lay more eggs than the other leghorns but the only white leghorn I have is a rooster, but his chicks lay really good even though they're not pure leghorn

 

My experience has been that the White Leghorns lay better than the others.

 

Don't know how white compares to brown but my white leghorn lays daily. I have read after the fact that McMurray's has the friendliest leghorns and mine is very friendly and smart. She is a good forager and is the leader of my mixed flock. I know u will enjoy them.

 

My leghorns are shy and skittish but i still love them and they are also beautiful. They were a week younger than the rest of my flock of sex links and they began to lay earlier so im very happy with this breed.

 

i have 2 White Leggies in my diverse flock, and it is a rare day that neither lay an egg. i guet at least one egg every day, usually 1 from each. one is super skittish and wont let me within 3 feet of it, the other will let me pet it, and hold it for like 4 seconds, but then it wants down. they are nice birds cuz they lay a lot and dont take up much space, but if you want birds that you can just sit down and hold, i wouldn't recommend them. I like Buff Orps and Sex Links, they are pretty friendly

 

Quote:What kind of chicken have you cross with the leghorn rooster? What color is the egg with the cross lay?

 

I have a brown leghorn who was my first to lay. She's just starting up again and has goven 1 about every other day. They are WAY different eggs than my others girls. Shaped like torpedoes and more transparent. She's also the one with the fertile eggs.