Chicken breed information

Curious to know more about the chicken breeds we carry? This new page is your source for help when deciding which breeds to buy. Here you will find information on egg colors and average laying rates. In the near future we will be adding additional details about temperament, and pictures to help make a more informed decision.

First time getting chicks? Please read our guide to Raising Healthy Chicks and see our Chick Schedule for the breeds we are expecting soon.

Ameraucana
Egg per year: 250
Egg color: Blue/Teal
(WINTER LAYER)

Barnevelder
Eggs per year: 180
Egg color: Dark Brown

Black Australorp
Eggs per year: 250-300
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)

Blue Andalusian
Eggs per year: 160
Egg color: White

Brahma
Coloring varieties: Buff, Dark, Light
Eggs per year: 150
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)

California White (Blue Leghorn Rooster x White Leghorn Hen)
Eggs per year: 300
Egg color: White

Cochin Giant
Coloring varieties: Asst Colors
Eggs per year: 100
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)

Cream Legbar (Barred Rock x Leghorn x Araucana)
Eggs per year: 180
Egg color: Green/Blue

Cuckoo Maran
Eggs per year: 180
Egg color: Dark Brown

Delaware
Eggs per year: 200
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)

Dominique
Eggs per year: 230
Brown
(WINTER LAYER)

Easter Egger (Ameraucana x Araucana)
Eggs per year: 200+
Egg color: Blue, Teal, Green and Sometimes Pink

Gold Sex Links (Rhode Island Red Rooster x Rhode Island White Hen)
Eggs per year: 250-320
Egg color: Brown

Jersey Giant
Coloring varieties: Black, Blue
Eggs per year: 260
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)

Leghorn
Coloring varieties: White, Danish Brown
Eggs per year: 280-320+
Egg color: White

Maran
Coloring varieties: Cuckoo, Black Copper, Blue Copper, Blue Cuckoo
Eggs per year: 180
Egg color: Dark Brown

Mottled Java
Eggs per year: 150
Egg color: Brown

New Hampshire Red
Eggs per year: 280+
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)

Olive Egger (Ameraucana x Welsummer, Maran, or Barnevelder)
Eggs per year: 200+
Egg color: Olive Green

Orpington
Coloring varieties: Buff, Lavender
Eggs per year: 160
Egg color: Brown

Plymouth Rock
Coloring varieties: Barred, Buff, Partridge, White
Eggs per year: 210
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)

Production Blue (Rhode Island Red x Blue Australorp)
Eggs per year: 300+
Egg color: Blue

Rhode Island Red
Eggs per year: 260+
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)

Salmon Favorelle
Eggs per year: 240+
Egg color: Pinkish

Sex Link, Black (Rhode Island Red or New Ham. Red Rooster x Barred Rock Hen)
Eggs per year: 250-320
Egg color: Brown

Sex Link, Gold (Rhode Island Red Rooster x Rhode Island White Hen)
Eggs per year: 250-320
Egg color: Brown

Sex Link, Red (Rhode Island Red Rooster x Delaware Hen)
Eggs per year: 250-320
Egg color: Brown

Sicilian Buttercup
Eggs per year: 140-180
Egg color: White

Speckled Sussex
Eggs per year: 200
Egg color: Brown

Welbar (Welsummer x Barred Rock)
Eggs per year: 200
Egg color: Brown

Welsummer (Rhode Island Red x Barnevelder x Partridge Leghorn x Cochin x Wyandotte)
Eggs per year: 200-280
Egg color: Dark Brown
(WINTER LAYER)

Wyandotte
Coloring varieties: Blue Laced Red, Gold, Silver
Eggs per year: 210
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)