People often ask which is the best chicken breed for eggs, or how many eggs they can expect from a single hen each week. The following list reveals the most popular and readily available breeds, based on their good egg-producing abilities. The numbers represent the average number of eggs per week, per hen:
- Ancona – 5
- Australorps – 5
- Favaucana – 5
- Rhode Island Red – 5
- Austra White – 4
- Catalana – 4
- Chantelcler – 4
- Cubalaya (Cuban) – 4
- Delaware – 4
- Faverolle – 4
- Golden Buff (aka Red Star) – 4
- Golden Comet – 4
- Hamburgh – 4
- Legbar – 4
- Leghorn – 4
- Minorca – 4
- New Hampshire Red – 4
- Plymouth Rock (aka Barred Rock, Dominique) – 4
- Sussex – 4
- Welsummer – 4
- Wyandotte – 4

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