What breeds lay the most

[I Love Layers]

I am restarting my flock, slowly. I am choosing breeds that lay a lot, but I also want a colorful egg basket so I've decided to choose the following breeds.

These are the breeds I am choosing from Murray McMurray

WHITE: Pearl White
BLUE/GREEN: Easter Egger
BROWN: Black Australorp
DARK BROWN: Welsummer

I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for the breeds I chose, or that another breed may lay more.

 

[The Chicken Fan]

I have Barred Rocks and Rhode Island Reds. I was thinking of getting Australorps, but I didn't want to deal with any broodiness. As for egg laying, they're both fantastic! RIR are a little better than the BR but out of 9 chickens I get 5-9 eggs a day.

 

[Gray Farms]

You've hit the top laying breeds in white, brown, and dark brown. Cream Legbars lay better that Easter Eggers for blue eggs though. My Cream Legbar hens are 5 years old and still lay everyday.

 

[I Love Layers]

You've hit the top laying breeds in white, brown, and dark brown. Cream Legbars lay better that Easter Eggers for blue eggs though.

Are cream legbars expensive?

 

[Gray Farms]

It just kind of depends on you area and the seller. They are getting more common so the price is coming down. I personally sell my Cream Legbar pullets at a week old for $10 ea. I've seen them priced higher and lower too.

 

[MIDHUMARTIN]

White leghorn is the best layer among chickens.Their eggs are big and white.They don't go broody and eat less than bigger breeds.

Second I think is Rhode Island red.

 

[write2caroline]

Depends on where you get them. Green Fire, in my very humble opinion, have the nicest quality of Cream Legbars but they are expensive. Really beautiful chickens. I have always received great quality from Greenfire Farms. I think other hatcheries have them but they don't always look as beautiful. Depends on what you want. I love they are auto sexing so you know what you have when they hatch.. I loved my cream legbars. Someday I plan on getting more of them.like when my daughter graduates from Sewanee and I can afford to pay more.
Caroline