The Whiting True Blue was developed in Colorado by poultry geneticist Dr. Tom Whiting, who bred Ameraucanas into his fly-tying Leghorn lines and ended up with an outstanding blue-egg production bird. Hens lay up to around 300 large blue eggs a year and hold that rate for longer than most breeds do. They come in a wide scatter of feather colors because the line was never selected for looks, and they're friendly and non-aggressive but genuinely active — free-range birds that would rather forage than be handled. A great pick if you want blue eggs in quantity and have space to let them range.
Beginner friendly
Good with kids
Cold hardy
Heat tolerant
Egg colorBlue
Egg production250–300 / year
TemperamentDocile
BroodinessRare
ClimateCold hardy, Heat tolerant
PurposeEggs
Weight
Hen4–5 lb
Rooster5.5–6.5 lb
How to spot it
CombPea
Pea comb, small
Earlobes
Red
Legs & feet
Slate to greenish legs, four toes
Plumage
No set colour — the line was bred for eggs and fly-tying hackle, so a flock is a scatter of colours and patterns
Look for
A slim Leghorn-ish layer with a pea comb but no beard or muffs, in a random colour — the blue egg confirms it
Pea
