A leghorn, or any egg producing chicken for that matter, will lay eggs for it's entire life if it's egg track remains in good working condition. The efficiency will drop off gradually after the first year of laying, especially after the first molt. Most serious chicken farmers will cull (butcher) the hens off at one and a half to two years old because The production of eggs drops off and the feed fed/eggs received ratio is below the profitable margin.
3 inches.
Brown Versus White LeghornYes it does.
leghorn chicks
16-20 weeks
Yes. The color of feathers makes no difference in number of eggs laid. The breed determines the potential number of eggs per year but good nutrition and general health will often result in far better than average egg production.
Wellsummers do NOT lay white eggs. However, it is very likely that she is a light brown leghorn.
A Leghorn chicken may not lay eggs due to several factors, including age, health, and environmental conditions. Young hens typically start laying eggs around 5 to 6 months old, so younger birds might not be ready yet. Additionally, stress, inadequate nutrition, or changes in light exposure can impact their laying cycle. If a Leghorn is experiencing any of these issues, it may temporarily stop laying eggs.
Chickens do not lay eggs according to the colour of their feathers, but here are some breeds that lay cream eggs: -Buff Orpington -Barred Rock -Americauna (these also lay green eggs sometimes)
The bird that is on the record for having lay the most eggs in a recorded year was a Black Australorp.
Totally a guess here: you may be thinking of Miss Prissy, one of the characters in a Foghorn Leghorn cartoon (Lovelorn Leghorn). Miss Prissy was an old maid character; she didn't lay any eggs because she never had any, ahem, "gentlemen callers" (as a Tennessee Williams character might say).(In actuality, hens lay eggs anyway. Rooster involvement is only required for fertilized eggs.)
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