White Egg Laying Chicken Breeds

White egg breeds are some of the most productive layers you can raise. Most are light, active birds that eat less feed per egg than heavier breeds and handle summer heat well.

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Our white egg layers

• White Leghorn: The egg-laying champion. About 280–320 eggs a year.
• California White: A production layer with extra large eggs. About 280 eggs a year.
• California Gray: A barred production layer with extra large eggs. About 240 eggs a year.
• Ancona: Mottled black and white, active and a strong layer. About 260 eggs a year.
• Black Minorca: Glossy black feathers and extra large eggs. About 200 eggs a year.
• Buff Minorca: A golden Minorca with extra large eggs. About 208 eggs a year.
• Polish: Fun crested birds that lay white eggs. About 150–200 eggs a year.

Good to know

White egg breeds tend to be flighty and busy rather than lap chickens. They do best with room to roam and a run with a cover or tall fence. In cold winters, give them a draft-free coop, since large single combs can get frostbite.

See what color eggs each chicken breed lays or learn how many eggs a hen lays.

How ordering works

All chick orders are pre-orders by hatch date. Shipped chicks travel by USPS Priority Mail to your local post office, and the post office calls when they arrive. Free local pickup is available on many of our own breeds at 21084 Dover Bridge Rd, Preston, MD 21655. Most breeds have a 6-chick minimum for shipping, and you can mix breeds that ship the same week. See chick shipping rates and times.

Quick answers

Do white eggs taste different from brown eggs?

No. Taste and nutrition depend on freshness and feed, not shell color.

Which chicken lays the most white eggs?

The White Leghorn, often around 280 or more eggs a year in its prime.