what breed...

[RAWR]

do they use for egg production in the egg factories???
im writing a book report about chickens and i need this...
i have everything else done and i know everything else....so its kinda not a book report but what they dont know wont kill them

but what breed do they use in the egg factories?

 

[KellyHM]

Leghorns

 

[RAWR]

mkay

thankiezz

 

[Illia]

White Leghorns for white eggs, Golden/Comet Sexlinks for brown eggs,

 

[TheNewMrsEvans]

Quite a few use ISA Brown sexlinks for brown eggs. Sometimes the white egg layers are not pure Leghorn, they can be Leghorn hybrids.
http://www.isapoultry.com/template.php?sectionId=10

 

[ghulst]

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Right on.

 

[BarredBuff]

Pearl White Leghorns- White Eggs
Red Star Hybrids- Brown Eggs
Cornich Rock Cross- Meat

 

[mychookschick]

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YEAH!! GOLDEN COMETS!!!!!!! They are REALLY good producers of brown eggs I get 20-24 eggs everyday out of 24 hens!