Top 13 White Chicken Breeds with Images

Many of us have probably seen a white chicken at some point in our lives. But, many people don’t realize there are many different types of chicken. Let’s take a look at the many different types of chickens. Each breed will be described and illustrated so that you can identify them. Continue reading to find out if there are other breeds.

1. Araucana Chicken

Chile’s Araucana chicken breed is known. This bird is the only one that produces a blue egg. The tufts of feathers that surround the ears make it appear to have an old-fashioned mustache that distinguishes it. They often lack tails.

• Weight: 4-5 pounds

2. Ameraucana White Chicken

Another chicken that is well-known for producing blue eggs, the Ameraucana chicken, is another chicken. Many people refer to the Araucana or Ameraucana chickens in this way: Easter Egger chickens.

• Weight: 5.5-6.5 pounds

3. Asil Chicken

Breeders first used the Asil chicken for cockfighting. The Asil chicken doesn’t lay many eggs and can only produce 40 eggs per year, depending on how quarrelsome they are. After their birth, Asil chickens can start arguing within a few weeks. There are many types and colors of Asil chickens, including white. Asil chickens can weigh up to 15 pounds.

• Weight: 10-15 pounds

4. Australian White Langshan Chicken

An Australian Langshan chicken breed is rare outside of Australia. It is a standing bird with long legs and stands taller than other species. It comes in a variety of colors, including black, blue, and black with straight red combs.

• Weight: 6-7 pounds

5. Australorp Chicken

Another Australian chicken, the Australorp, can lay over 300 eggs per year. After breeders realized how many eggs they could produce, the Australorp became very popular in the 1920s. The only recognized color in America is black. However, you can find blue and white versions in Australia.

• Weight: 7-9 pounds

6. Barnevelder Chickens

Barnevelder is a Dutch breed that was created by combining Shanhai chickens with local Dutch chickens. It has yellow legs with a single vertical hair. You can get it in white, silver or black.

• Weight: 5-8 pounds

7. Brahma Chicken

There is some mystery surrounding the origin of the Brahma chicken. Experts believe it was created by Americans from Shanghai birds in the 1840s. Shanghai birds are Chinese and have long feathered legs. They come in two colors: light and dark Brahmas. These Brahmas were the main chickens used to make food from the 1850s through the 1930s.

• Weight: 10-12 pounds

8. Cornish Chicken

Cornish chickens are British game birds. The Cornish chicken is heavy and has a large chest. It also produces brown eggs. The white Cornish is the most popular production breed. It’s used all over the world as a food source. Although it is resistant to most diseases, it can be susceptible to parasites.

• Weight: 5-8 pounds

9. Cochin Chicken

The Cochin chicken was bred primarily as an exhibit bird. The Cochin chicken is large and feathery because it was bred from the Shanhai bird and other heavily fathered birds from Europe. Cochin feathers are found on the feet and legs. They come in a variety of colors including silver, white, blue, brown, and black.

• Weight: 8-13 pounds

10. Croad Langshan

Although the Croad Langshan was originally from China, breeders in Britain continued to standardize it. Although the breed was nearly extinct following World War 2, breeders managed to increase their numbers and the breed was safe by the middle of the 1970s. Although they are available in white, their primary color is black with a greenish sheen.

• Weight: 7-11 pounds

11. Frizzle Chicken

Because of its curly, messy-looking feathers, the Frizzle chicken is named. Although the gene responsible for curly feathers can be found in many breeds, the United States doesn’t recognize them as a distinct breed. However, many countries around the globe do.

• Weight: 7-7.5 pounds

12. Hamburg Chicken

Holland is the home of the Hamburg chicken. The Hamburg chicken is small to a medium-sized bird. It has slender legs and a neat rose comb that comes in a variety of colors, including gold, silver, and white. Its dominant white genes are what give it its color.

• Weight: 4-5 pounds

13. Leghorn

mage Credit to Ivdonata ShutterstockThe Leghorn is an Italian bird that arrived in America in the 1820s. It is a very popular chicken for egg-laying in America. It is smaller than most of the chickens on this list, and it only weighs between 4-6 pounds and 6-7 pounds. You can get it in many colors, but the most popular is white.

• Weight: 4 – 6

Summary

There are many chicken breeds that come in white, as you can see. The Cornish and the Leghorn are the most popular chickens in America. These breeds provide the majority of our meat and eggs. These other species are usually for pets or show, but they do provide meat and eggs.

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