See our list of best backyard egg laying hens with information about how many eggs each type lays, egg color, and more. Watch our Featured Video:Simply the Best Laying Hens for Any Homestead. It seems everyone has their favorite egg laying hens and much of this is because different people want different types of eggs or want hens for eggs and then when they stop producing they use them for meat. Some folks want dark brown eggs, some prefer white eggs, some favor green eggs, and some people just want hens that lay the most eggs. Others want eggs from hens of a certain breed they like. The following is our list of favorite egg laying hens.
Black Australorp Hen. (Ms. Blackie at CHOE).
Black Australorp
Type:Standard
Class:English
Egg Color:brown
Egg Size:large
Egg Production:Best
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Type:Standard
Class:English
Egg Color:brown
Egg Size:large
Egg Production:Best
Learn more about Australorp Chicken Breeds
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Rhode Island Red Hens
Egg production: Rhode Island Red hens lay 5–7 eggs per week. 312 eggs in their first laying year and 223 in the second year.
Egg color: Brown
Type: Standard
Class:Production
Egg Color: Brown
Egg Size: Extra large
Egg Production: Best
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Egg production: Rhode Island Red hens lay 5–7 eggs per week. 312 eggs in their first laying year and 223 in the second year.
Egg color: Brown
Type: Standard
Class:Production
Egg Color: Brown
Egg Size: Extra large
Egg Production: Best
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Barred Rock Hens
Egg production: Barred Rocks can lay approx. 100-200 eggs per year. Egg color is brown or light brown.
Type:standard
Class:American
Egg Color:Brown
Egg Size:Large
Egg Production:Excellent
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Black Star
Type:standard
Class:All Other-Production
Egg Color:Brown
Egg Size:Extra large
Egg Production:Best
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Buff Orpington Hens
Type:standard
Class:English
Egg Color:brown
Egg Size:large
Egg Production: Approx. 175-200 per year
Meat Production:Excellent
Buff Orpington hens do not lay the most eggs a year but go broody easily.
Find out more about Buff Orpingtons Here: Cuckoo Maran
Type:Standard
Class:Not A Standard Breed
Egg Color: Dark brown
Egg Size:Extra large
Egg Production: Excellent
Pearl White Leghorn
Type:Standard
Class:Production
Egg Color:White
Egg Size:Extra large
Egg Production:Best Red Star also called Golden Comet and Golden Sexlink
Type:Standard
Class: All Other Production
Egg Color:Dark brown
Egg Size: Extra large
Egg Production:best
Egg production: Barred Rocks can lay approx. 100-200 eggs per year. Egg color is brown or light brown.
Type:standard
Class:American
Egg Color:Brown
Egg Size:Large
Egg Production:Excellent
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Black Star
Type:standard
Class:All Other-Production
Egg Color:Brown
Egg Size:Extra large
Egg Production:Best
Buy Black Star
Buff Orpington Hens
Type:standard
Class:English
Egg Color:brown
Egg Size:large
Egg Production: Approx. 175-200 per year
Meat Production:Excellent
Buff Orpington hens do not lay the most eggs a year but go broody easily.
Find out more about Buff Orpingtons Here: Cuckoo Maran
Type:Standard
Class:Not A Standard Breed
Egg Color: Dark brown
Egg Size:Extra large
Egg Production: Excellent
Pearl White Leghorn
Type:Standard
Class:Production
Egg Color:White
Egg Size:Extra large
Egg Production:Best Red Star also called Golden Comet and Golden Sexlink
Type:Standard
Class: All Other Production
Egg Color:Dark brown
Egg Size: Extra large
Egg Production:best
