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Chicken breeds that lay white eggs
White eggs get unfairly overlooked in the backyard world, but the breeds that lay them are frequently the most productive birds you can own — Mediterranean layers that treat the nest box like a full-time job.
1White Leghorn🌱White eggs · 260–320 eggs/yrItaly2AnconaWhite eggs · 220–280 eggs/yrItaly3Holland🌱White eggs · 200–240 eggs/yrUnited States4HamburgWhite eggs · 150–220 eggs/yrNetherlands and Germany5MinorcaWhite eggs · 170–220 eggs/yrSpain6CampineWhite eggs · 150–200 eggs/yrBelgium7LakenvelderWhite eggs · 150–200 eggs/yrGermany and the Netherlands8Polish🌱White eggs · 150–200 eggs/yrNetherlands9AndalusianWhite eggs · 150–180 eggs/yrSpain10Appenzeller SpitzhaubenWhite eggs · 150–180 eggs/yrSwitzerland11Sicilian ButtercupWhite eggs · 140–180 eggs/yrItaly12SumatraWhite eggs · 100–120 eggs/yrIndonesia13SultanWhite eggs · 50–100 eggs/yrTurkey
How this list is built: Breeds whose profile egg color is white, ranked by annual egg production. It updates automatically as we add breeds — no hand-picking.
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