Leghorn

Remember Foghorn Leghorn the cartoon? Yep, this bird one and the same. (Seasoned pros know that Leghorn is pronounced "Leggern".) The white is separate from the rest because they lay large, white eggs practically every day! Other varieties aren't nearly so prolific. Whites are said to be nervous, but ours have been the sweetest, must tame of all our chickens! So give one a try and find out for yourself. ( In winter, use petroleum jelly on the comb to prevent frostbite.)

(Origins/History)
Class: Mediterranean
Type: Large Fowl & Bantam
Size: Medium (6-7lbs)
Rarity: Common
Purpose: Egg-laying
Recognized Varieties: White, Pearl-White

(Suitability to Backyard Life)
Hardy In Winter: Yes
Bears Confinement: Bears Well
Especially Docile: No
Setter/Broody: No
Personality: Active and intelligent

(Fancy Features)
Comb Type: Single Comb
Crested: No
Feathered Legs: No
Number of Toes:4

(Egg Facts)
Egg Laying: Very Good (4/wk)
Egg Color: White
Egg Size: X-Large

  

http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/Leghorn-White-B65.aspx

chicken jokes

Q. Why did the chicken cross the road halfway?

A. She wanted to lay it on the line.
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Q. Why did the turkey cross the road?

A. To prove it wasn't a chicken.
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Q. Why did the chicken cross the road, roll in the mud, and crossed the road again?

A. Because he was a dirty double-crosser.
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Spanish

We really wish we had a photo of the White Faced Black Spanish to share with you because they're so kooky looking! Their faces are completely white. This peculiar trait was developed by selecting for ever larger and larger white earlobes until they managed to take over the whole face. They are also known as " clows- faced chicken." The white face will take some time to fully develop in young birds. Like all Mediterranean breeds, they lay large white eggs.

(Origins/History)
Class: Mediterranean
Type: Large Fowl & Bantam
Size: Medium (6-7lbs)
Rarity: Rare
Purpose: Egg-Laying
Recognized Varieties: White- Faced Black

(Suitability to Backyard Life)
Hardy In Winter: No
Bears Confinement: Tolerates Confinement
Especially Docile: No
Setter/Broody: No
Personality: Wild and active

(Fancy Features)
Comb Type: Single Comb
Crested: No
Feathered Legs: No
Number of Toes: 4

(Egg Facts)
Egg Laying: Good (3/wk)
Egg Color: White
Egg Size: Large




http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/White-Faced-Black-Spanish-B101.aspx

Chicken Combs

http://tbnranch.com/2012/01/15/the-distictive-types-of-chicken-combs/



http://chickens.wikia.com/wiki/Comb


Another place with good info!
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/all-about-chicken-combs-single-pea-rose-v-shaped-etc

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Minorca

Minorcas are also called the "Red Faced Black Chicken" annd to look at it it's no wonder why. They have red faces, huge red wattle are large combs. Their earlobes are also large, but white. Minorcas are the heaviest of the Mediterranean chicken breeds and while they were originally bred to produce large white eggs, breeders today don't always select for those traits. Therefore some of today's Minorcas won't lay as well as the originals.

(Origins/History)
Class: Mediterranean
Type: Large Fowl & Bantam
Size: Heavy (7-8lbs)
Rarity: Common
Purpose: Egg-laying
Recognized Verities: Single comb Black, Rose Comb Black,
Single Comb White, Rose Comb White, Single Comb Buff

(Suitability to Backyard Life)
Hardy In Winter: No
Bears Confinement: Tolerates Confinement
Especially Docile: No
Setter/Broody: No
Personality: Type A

(Fancy Features)
Comb Type: Depends on Variety
Crested: No
Feathered Legs: No
Number of Toes: 4

(Egg Facts)
Egg Laying: Very Good (4/wk)
Egg Color: White
Egg Size: X-Large



http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/Minorca-B73.aspx