Why is it called a leghorn??

[Buster]

I've been educated online to pronounce it "leggerns" but everyone up here calls them "leg horns" and looks at ME like I have 2 heads when I pronounce them correctly.

 

[DrumStick]

Thank you all for your respons!!

 

[ksacres]

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I've also been taught (though not online) that the proper pronunciation is leggern. No one looks at me funny though, b/c generally no one even knows that I'm talking about chickens...