California White Chicken

The California White Chicken is a dual-purpose chicken breed originating from the US State of California.

General
The California White Chicken is a chicken breed primarily used for laying, but works reasonably well as a broiler chicken. They work very well extremely well in an urban or industrial laying, being very docile towards smaller spaces.

They are extremely good laying hens, being able to lay eggs regularly from spring to late winter, and normally begin laying eggs about 17 weeks old.

Behavior
California White Chickens are extremely docile and friendly towards most humans and other chickens, being used mostly for eggs they are typically not decent foragers but enjoy to do so in a free-range environment.

In a pecking order, they are typically lower due to their docile nature and generally smaller size compared to more wild and heritage chicken breeds.

Appearance
White California Chickens are typically completely white without any defining patterns, but often have large bushy feathers on their bottoms and tails.

History
California White Chickens first originated as a laying breed in the 1800s by selectively breeding of the White Leghorn Chicken and the California Grey Chickens. Today they are considered a popular chicken for commercial laying, but work reasonably well for meat. Though they are slowly becoming less popular as more commercial layers have become available.