Leghorn
Active and flighty; not a lap chicken, but a serious layer.
Breed Stats
- Purpose
- egg
- Egg color
- White
- Eggs per year
- 280-320
- Cold hardy
- No
- Heat hardy
- Yes
- Broodiness
- low
How It Does in Oklahoma
Handles Oklahoma summer heat better than almost any other breed, but that large single comb is a real frostbite risk during an ice storm — a draft-free coop and comb care matter more for Leghorns here than for most breeds.