If you are looking for chicken breeds which produce the most eggs, these nine chicken breeds would be the best one's to choose from.
Best Chicken Breeds Egg Production. Photo of Sexlink hens at CHOE 2019.
List of the best chicken breeds for egg production are Leghorn, Minorca, Australorp, Anacona, Americauna, Egyptian Fayoumi, Maran, Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red, Sexlink.
Leghorn
Leghorn hens are excellent egg producers which lay large white eggs, (can produce up to 300 eggs in the first year (2)), have very flighty, active personalities do not go broody easily, and are good foragers. If you want the most egg production of white eggs without having to worry about your hens trying to hatch eggs. The white Leghorn is a good choice for egg production and commercial egg producers who sell white eggs.
Minorca
Minorca hens are good egg producers which lay extra large white eggs, do not go broody easily and are good foragers. Minorca hens lay approximately 120 eggs per year.
Australorp
Australorp hens are excellent egg producers which lay large brown eggs, with calm personalities, go broody easily and are poor foragers. Australorp hens lay approximately 250 eggs per year.
Anacona
Anacona hens are excellent egg layers which lay large white eggs, have active personalities, do not go broody easily and are good foragers. Anacona hens lay approximately 220 eggs per year.
Ameraucana
Easter egger chicken. Good egg layers which lay large green/blue eggs, have a good disposition, go broody easily, and are good foragers. Ameraucana hens lay approximately 180-200 eggs per year.
Hamburg
Good egg producers which lay small white eggs, are very active flighty personalities, do not go broody easily, and are good foragers. Hamburg hens lay between 180-200 eggs per year.
Fayoumi
Good egg layers which lay small tinted white eggs, have flighty very active personalities, rarely go broody and are good foragers. Fayoumi hens lay approximately 150 eggs per year.
Maran
Good egg layers which lay large bark colored brown eggs, have active dispositions, go broody easily, and are poor foragers. Maran hens lay between 150 to 200 eggs per year.
Buff Orpington
Excellent egg layers considered a dual purpose breed that can be used for eggs and meat. Lays light pinkish colored eggs. Retrieve their eggs daily because Buff Orpington hens go broody easier than the previous hen breeds on this list. Buff Orpington hens lay between 180 to 200 eggs per year.
Rhode Island Red
Excellent egg layer. Lays large brown eggs. Usually do not go broody easily. Rhode Island Red hens lay approximately 250 eggs per year.
Sexlink
Excellent egg producers which lay large brown eggs, have calm personalities, do not go broody easily and are poor foragers.. Sexlink hens lay between 250-280 eggs per year which makes them an excellent choice for egg producers and commercial egg producers who sell brown eggs.
Leghorn
Leghorn hens are excellent egg producers which lay large white eggs, (can produce up to 300 eggs in the first year (2)), have very flighty, active personalities do not go broody easily, and are good foragers. If you want the most egg production of white eggs without having to worry about your hens trying to hatch eggs. The white Leghorn is a good choice for egg production and commercial egg producers who sell white eggs.
Minorca
Minorca hens are good egg producers which lay extra large white eggs, do not go broody easily and are good foragers. Minorca hens lay approximately 120 eggs per year.
Australorp
Australorp hens are excellent egg producers which lay large brown eggs, with calm personalities, go broody easily and are poor foragers. Australorp hens lay approximately 250 eggs per year.
Anacona
Anacona hens are excellent egg layers which lay large white eggs, have active personalities, do not go broody easily and are good foragers. Anacona hens lay approximately 220 eggs per year.
Ameraucana
Easter egger chicken. Good egg layers which lay large green/blue eggs, have a good disposition, go broody easily, and are good foragers. Ameraucana hens lay approximately 180-200 eggs per year.
Hamburg
Good egg producers which lay small white eggs, are very active flighty personalities, do not go broody easily, and are good foragers. Hamburg hens lay between 180-200 eggs per year.
Fayoumi
Good egg layers which lay small tinted white eggs, have flighty very active personalities, rarely go broody and are good foragers. Fayoumi hens lay approximately 150 eggs per year.
Maran
Good egg layers which lay large bark colored brown eggs, have active dispositions, go broody easily, and are poor foragers. Maran hens lay between 150 to 200 eggs per year.
Buff Orpington
Excellent egg layers considered a dual purpose breed that can be used for eggs and meat. Lays light pinkish colored eggs. Retrieve their eggs daily because Buff Orpington hens go broody easier than the previous hen breeds on this list. Buff Orpington hens lay between 180 to 200 eggs per year.
Rhode Island Red
Excellent egg layer. Lays large brown eggs. Usually do not go broody easily. Rhode Island Red hens lay approximately 250 eggs per year.
Sexlink
Excellent egg producers which lay large brown eggs, have calm personalities, do not go broody easily and are poor foragers.. Sexlink hens lay between 250-280 eggs per year which makes them an excellent choice for egg producers and commercial egg producers who sell brown eggs.
References:
1. (2019). Uaex.edu. Retrieved 26 February 2019, from https://www.uaex.edu/publications/pdf/fsa-8012.pdf
2. How Many Eggs To Expect Your Chickens To Lay. (2012). Blog.chickenwaterer.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019, from http://blog.chickenwaterer.com/2012/09/how-many-eggs-to-expect-your-chickens.html
3. Eggs, basket, kitchen and cactus HD photo by Rebekah Howell (@rebekahhowell00) on Unsplash. (2019). Unsplash.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019, from https://unsplash.com/photos/A4z0UBgAwyc
1. (2019). Uaex.edu. Retrieved 26 February 2019, from https://www.uaex.edu/publications/pdf/fsa-8012.pdf
2. How Many Eggs To Expect Your Chickens To Lay. (2012). Blog.chickenwaterer.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019, from http://blog.chickenwaterer.com/2012/09/how-many-eggs-to-expect-your-chickens.html
3. Eggs, basket, kitchen and cactus HD photo by Rebekah Howell (@rebekahhowell00) on Unsplash. (2019). Unsplash.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019, from https://unsplash.com/photos/A4z0UBgAwyc
