*We are currently accepting PRE-ORDERS for all of our chicks, pullets, etc. Please make sure you are choosing DNA Sexed or UNSEXED for your variety of chicks or juveniles! Pullets are birds old enough that we can tell what they are!*
 
**These chicks have been purchased straight from Murray McMurray Hatchery, we are actively searching for high quality hatching eggs from other sources. We have been assured by McMurray that these chicks are their own high quality line of well producing layers**
 
Breed: Pearl White Leghorn
Large Fowl OR Bantam: Large Fowl
Color Variety: White (they do come in other colors)
Egg Production: Excellent 280+ Per Year
Egg Color and Size: Large White Eggs
Temperament: Very skittish 
Origins: Italy, Denmark and England
Comb & Legs: Yellow Clean Legs, Straight Combs
Timeframe to Laying: 18-20 Weeks 
Cold Hardy?: Yes
Dual-Purpose?: No
More info from Meyer Hatchery: White Leghorns are good layers of white eggs, laying an average of 280 per year and sometimes reaching 300–320. They were admitted to the American Standard of Perfection in 1874 and originates from Italy, Denmark, and England. This breed is very athletic, hardy, non-sitters and lay very nice large/X large white eggs. They have a good feed-to-egg conversion ratio, needing around 125 grams per day of feed. This chicken breed is great for free range chicken farming or organic free range chicken eggs. Leghorns rarely exhibit broodiness and are thus well suited for uninterrupted egg laying. The Leghorn is a light breed that matures quickly and is not considered a viable meat producer. Leghorns are active and efficient foragers and are one of the best for free range chickens that can avoid predators. However, the white variety of the leghorn might be easily seen by predators. They typically avoid human contact and tend to be nervous and flighty