Chicken Breed Information
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 (Americana)
Egg per year: 250+
Egg color: Blue/Teal
(WINTER LAYER)
Barnevelder
Eggs per year: 200+
Egg color: Large Dark Brown
Quiet, Docile & Friendly
Bielefelder
(New Hampshire Red, Wyandotte, Cuckoo Malines and Amrock)
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 230
Egg Color: XL Brown-Dark Brown
Winter Layer
Quiet, Docile & Friendly
Black Australorp
Eggs per year: 250-300
Egg color: Large Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Quiet, Docile & Friendly
Blue Andalusian
Eggs per year: 160-200
Egg color: Large White
Active & Gentle
Brahma
Eggs Per Year: 150-200
Egg Color: Large Brown
Hardy Winter Layer (Oct-May)
Quiet, Docile & Friendly
California White
(Blue Leghorn Rooster x White Leghorn Hen)
Eggs per year: 300+
Egg color: Large White
Calm, Friendly & Less Flighty
Cinnamon Queen
( RIR Rooster x Silver Laced Wyandotte Hen)
Auto Sexed
Eggs Per Year: 300+
Egg Color: Large Light Brown
(WINTER LAYER/HARDY)
Docile & Friendly
Cochin, Giant
NOT AVAILABLE IN 2026
Coloring varieties: Asst Colors
Eggs per year: 100
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Cream Legbar
(Barred Rock x Leghorn x Araucana)
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 220
Egg color: Large Pale-Sky Blue
Active, friendly curious personalities
Cuckoo Maran
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 200
Egg color: Med-Large Dark Brown
Docile, Friendly
Delaware
Eggs per year: 280
Egg color: Large Brown
(WINTER LAYER/HARDY)
Calm, Friendly & Easy to Handle
Dominique
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 275
Egg Color: Med Light Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Calm, Gentle & Friendly
Easter Egger
(Ameraucana x Araucana)
Eggs per year: 200-280
Egg color: Med-Large Blue, Teal, Green and Sometimes Pink
Friendly, Curious & Docile
French Wheaten Maran
Eggs per year: 250
Egg color: Large Dark Brown to Mahogany… often speckled
Friendly, Docile & Easy To Handle
Golden Comet
(New Hampshire Red x White Rock or Rhode Island White)
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 320+
Egg color: Large Brown
Friendly, Curious, Calm & People Oriented and Seek Human Attention
Jersey Giant
Coloring varieties: Black, Blue
Eggs per year: 200-250
Egg color: XL Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Docile & Friendly
Leghorn
Coloring varieties: White, Danish Brown
Eggs per year: 320+
Egg color: Large White
Active, Alert & Energetic. (not ideal for cuddling)
Maran
Coloring varieties: Cuckoo, Black Copper, Blue Copper, Blue Cuckoo
Eggs per year: 180
Egg color: Large Dark (Chocolate) Brown
Calm, Docile, Friendly & Calm
Midnight Majesty Maran
Eggs per year: 250
Egg Color: Large Dark Brown sometimes w/Reddish-Plum hues
Calm, Docile, Friendly & Calm
Mottled Java
Eggs per year: 180
Egg color: Large Brown
Calm & Friendly
HERITAGE BREED
New Hampshire Red
Eggs per year: 280+
Egg color: Large Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Docile & Friendly
HERITAGE BREED
Olive Egger
(Ameraucana x Welsummer, Maran, or Barnevelder)
Eggs per year: 200+
Egg color: Large Blue, Brown to Deep Olive Green
Friendly, Docile & Active
Orpington
Coloring varieties: Buff, Lavender, Chocolate
Eggs per year: 200+
Egg color: Large Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Docile, Gentle & Friendly
Plymouth Rock
Coloring varieties: Barred, Buff, Partridge, White, Blue
Eggs per year: 210
Egg color: Large Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Pictured: Barred Rock
Calm & Docile
Prairie Bluebell Egger
(Araucana x Leghorn)
Eggs per year: 250
Egg color: Medium Blue
Active, Good Foragers
Production Blue
(Rhode Island Red x Blue Australorp)
Eggs per year: 250-300
Egg color: Large Brown
Friendly, Docile & Easy To Handle
Production Red
( Rhode Island Red x New Hampshire Red)
Eggs per year: 290+
Egg color: Large Brown
Friendly & Active
Red Star
NOT AVAILABLE IN 2026
(Rhode Island Red Rooster x Delaware Hen)
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 320+
Egg color: Brown
Rhode Island Red
Eggs per year: 260-300
Egg color: Large Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Docile & Friendly
Sapphire Gem Rock
(Blue Plymouth Rock x Barred Plymouth Rock)
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 290
Egg Color: XL Brown
Exceptionally Docile, Calm, Friendly and Easy to Handle
Sapphire Olive Egger
(Hybrid of Blue and Brown Egg Layers)
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 290+
Egg Color: XL (Brown possibly the 1st year) to Olive Green Shades
Docile, Friendly and Active
Salmon Favorelle
Salmon Favorelle
Eggs per year: 240+
Egg color: Medium Light Brown to Pink Tint
(WINTER LAYER)
Extremely Docile, Friendly & Calm
Sex Link, Black
(Rhode Island Red or New Ham. Red Rooster x Barred Rock Hen)
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 250-300
Egg color: Large Brown
Docile & Friendly
Sex Link, Gold
(Rhode Island Red Rooster x Rhode Island White Hen)
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 320+
Egg color: Large Brown
Friendly, Docile & Curious
Sex Link, Red
NOT AVAILABLE IN 2026
(Rhode Island Red Rooster x Delaware Hen)
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 320+
Egg color: Large Brown
Friendly, Docile & Curious
Sicilian Buttercup
NOT AVAILABLE IN 2026
Eggs per year: 140-180
Egg color: White
Speckled Sussex
Eggs per year: 250+
Egg color: Large Cream - Light Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Friendly, Docile & Curious
Starlight Green Egger
(Prairie Bluebell Egger (Araucana x leghorn) x Brown Egg Layer)
Eggs Per Year: 280+
Egg color: Large Green
Friendly, Active & Assertive
Birds can have many different looks
Welbar
(Welsummer x Barred Rock)
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 250
Egg color: Medium Dark Brown
Docile, Friendly
Welsummer
(Rhode Island Red x Barnevelder x Partridge Leghorn x Cochin x Wyandotte)
Auto Sexed
Eggs per year: 200-280
Egg color: Large Dark Brown-Terra Cotta Speckles
Docile, Friendly, Active & Vocal
Wyandotte- Blue Laced Gold
Eggs per year: 210
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Friendly, Calm & Docile
Wyandotte- Blue Laced Red
Eggs per year: 210
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Friendly, Calm & Docile
Wyandotte- Golden Laced
Eggs per year: 210
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Friendly, Calm & Docile
Wyandotte- Columbian
Eggs per year: 210
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Friendly, Calm & Docile
Wyandotte- Silver Laced
Eggs per year: 210
Egg color: Brown
(WINTER LAYER)
Friendly, Calm & Docile