poultry breed : Leghorn

Varieties:

Single Comb Dark Brown

Single Comb Light Brown

Rose Comb Dark Brown

Rose Comb Light Brown

Single Comb White

Rose Comb White

Single Comb Buff

Rose Comb Buff

Single Comb Black

Single Comb Silver

Single Comb Red

Single Comb Black Tailed Red

Single Comb Columbian

Standard Weights: Cock-6 pounds; hen-4-1/2 pounds; cockerel 5 pounds; pullet-4 pounds.

Skin Color: Yellow.

Egg Shell Color: White.

Use: An egg-type chicken, Leghorns figured in the development of most of our modern egg-type strains.

Origin: Leghorns take their name from the city of Leghorn, Italy, where they are considered to have originated.

Characteristics: A small, spritely, noisy bird with great style, Leghorns like to move about. They are good foragers and can often glean much of their diet from ranging over fields and barnyards. Leghorns are capable of considerable flight and often roost in trees if given the opportunity. Leghorns and their descendants are the most numerous breed we have in America today. The Leghorn has relatively large head furnishings (comb and wattles) and is noted for egg production. Leghorns rarely go broody.

Content:

Chicken Breeds and Varieties (A2880), John L. Skinner, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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