Poultry Breeds - The Leghorn
Leghorn
The Leghorn is named after the Italian city of Livorno, which in English is also known as Leghorn. Leghorns are one of the most popular commercial breeds of chicken worldwide, and while the majority are white, a number of varieties also exist. They can be found in white, red, black tailed red, light brown, dark brown, black, blue, buff, columbian, buff columbian, barred, exchequer and silver. Most have single combs but there are several colour varieties that have rose combs.
Leghorns are excellent layers of white eggs (around 280 per year). Leghorns mature quickly, but are generally not considered to be large birds, they average from 3 lbs to 4 lbs.
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