Leghorns are one of the best known breeds of chicken.
The utility White Leghorns we offer are superb producers, and an example of a true prewar type. Leghorns are usually hatched out in incubators. The breed originated in Italy, but most of the colour varieties were developed in Great Britain, America and Denmark. It was formerly called the 'Italiana', but later renamed to 'Leghorn' after the city in Italy on the Ligurian Sea from where it was first shipped. The Black variety tends not to lay quite as well as the White, but is a striking bird.