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Chickens should be fed a completely balanced ration. Feeding table scraps or whole grains can decrease production. After 20 weeks of age, feed a 16% to 18% protein layer ration.

Leghorn chickens lay white eggs. California White chickens are also a popular breed for egg production, Beyer said. They lay white eggs and do well in the cold weather.

In commercial egg production, eggs with a white shell typically come from a Leghorn chicken. These are a good chicken for mass production because their diet consists of a cheaper feed, explains ...

Most of the brown eggs in the U.S. are produced by a type of chicken breed called Rhode Island Red or Plymouth Rock, while many of the white eggs are made by White Leghorn chickens, he says ...

Single-comb white leghorn hens infected with either B4 or C2 strain of Eimeria mitis produced watery droppings as early as day 5 PI. E. mitis infection did not affect egg weight. However, specific ...

Further, mortality may account, in part, for differences in percent egg production per hen housed between strains of F strain MG-vaccinated hens. /// Tres líneas genéticas de ponedoras comerciales ...