Not Sexed = 3
Total of 3 birds to ship
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Weights – Hen—–5 1/2 lbs
Rooster——7 lbs
Pullet—5 lbs
Cockerel—-6 lbs
Purpose – Egg Laying
Egg Color – White
Egg Production – Prolific 300+ eggs per year (*estimates only, see FAQ)
Country of Origin – United States
APA: – No
TLC: – No
BREEDER FARM SOURCE: “ Cackle Hatchery Poultry Breeding Farm” investing over 40 years of developing our bloodline or strain of pure California White.
The California White Chicken is a hardy, fast-growing white egg layer created by crossing Cackle Hatchery’s best White Leghorn chicken hens with a California Grey chicken rooster. This cross combines the laying power of the White Leghorn with the hardiness and vigor of the California Grey, creating a practical chicken for customers who want dependable white egg production.
Adults have mostly white feathers with scattered black flecks. This gives the California White a clean, bright appearance while still showing some speckled character from the California Grey side. In addition, these birds grow quickly, take well to close confinement, and lay lots of big white eggs.
Cackle Hatchery® lists California Whites as white egg layers and notes that they come from a White Leghorn hen crossed with a California Grey rooster. Other breed profiles also describe the California White as a White Leghorn hen x California Grey rooster cross known for fast maturity, hardiness, confinement tolerance, and large white eggs.
The California White is a cross, not a standardized exhibition breed. Cackle Hatchery® creates this bird by breeding:
This cross produces a vigorous white egg layer with excellent livability and strong production value. Because it is a cross, customers should choose California Whites for egg production, hardiness, and practical flock performance rather than show-ring standards.
The White Leghorn side contributes outstanding white egg production and efficient laying ability. Meanwhile, the California Grey side adds hardiness, body strength, and black flecks in the adult plumage.
California White chickens have mostly white plumage with black flecks or speckles. Some birds may show only a few black marks, while others may show more scattered flecking.
Expected traits include:
Because California Whites are bred for performance, customers should expect a practical egg-laying bird rather than an exhibition chicken.
California White hens lay lots of large white eggs. In fact, many flock owners choose this cross specifically because it can outproduce standard White Leghorns in laying ability and longevity.
Their White Leghorn background gives them strong white egg genetics, while the California Grey influence adds vigor and hardiness. Heritage Acres Market describes California Whites as prolific layers of large white eggs, and LearnPoultry notes that the cross has hybrid vigor and excellent livability.
Egg production can vary by individual hen, feed, daylight, age, season, and flock management. However, California Whites are a strong choice for customers who want a high-performing white egg layer for the backyard or small farm.
California Whites grow fast and have a hardy nature. This makes them useful for customers who want a productive laying hen that can handle a variety of backyard conditions.
They may also offer longer production life compared with some standard white egg layers. Cackle’s product information states that California Whites can surpass White Leghorns in both laying ability and longevity.
This combination of fast growth, hardiness, and white egg production makes the California White a practical flock choice.
California Whites can work well in backyard flocks, small farms, and egg-focused poultry setups. They are active enough to be productive, yet they also handle close confinement better than many lightweight, flighty breeds.
This bird can work well for:
Because the California White is production-focused, customers should choose it for eggs, hardiness, and usefulness rather than ornamental appearance.
California Whites take well to close confinement. This is a major advantage for customers who do not have large free-range areas or who need to keep birds in a secure coop-and-run setup.
They can fit well in:
Even though they tolerate confinement, they still need clean housing, fresh water, proper ventilation, balanced feed, and enough space to move comfortably.
California Whites and White Leghorns both lay white eggs, but they are not the same.
A California White is a cross between a White Leghorn hen and a California Grey rooster. It has white plumage with black flecks and is known for hardiness, fast growth, confinement tolerance, and lots of large white eggs.
A White Leghorn chicken is a pure white egg laying breed known for extra-large white eggs and long-standing production value. Cackle Hatchery® has developed its pure White Leghorn bloodline since 1936.
Choose California Whites if you want a hardy, vigorous cross that can surpass White Leghorns in laying ability and longevity.
Choose White Leghorns if you want the classic pure white egg layer.
California Whites and California Greys are closely connected through breeding.
A California White comes from a White Leghorn hen crossed with a California Grey rooster. Adults are mostly white with black flecks.
A California Grey contributes hardiness and the black flecking seen in many California White adults.
Choose California Whites if you want the white egg production cross.
Choose California Greys if you want the parent breed rather than the cross.
California Whites are a strong choice for customers who want high white egg production with hardiness and confinement tolerance.
Compared with some lighter white egg layers, California Whites may offer:
However, customers who want a pure breed for breeding or exhibition may prefer White Leghorns, Brown Leghorns, or other standardized white egg breeds.
Choose California White chickens if you want:
However, consider another breed if you want a standardized exhibition chicken, a colorful ornamental breed, or a bird bred to reproduce true to type. In short, California Whites are best for customers who want a vigorous, hardy, high-performing white egg layer with practical backyard value.
California Whites are practical, hardy layers, but they still need dependable care to perform well. Good feed, clean water, proper ventilation, and predator protection help support egg production and long-term health.
For best results, provide:
Because California Whites lay heavily, nutrition matters. A complete layer feed with proper calcium support helps maintain egg size, shell strength, and hen condition.
The California White is a production cross rather than an APA-recognized exhibition breed. Cackle Hatchery® offers California Whites as white egg layers and notes their White Leghorn hen x California Grey rooster parentage.
Since hatch dates and breed availability can change, customers should check Cackle Hatchery’s Chicken Availability Chart before ordering.
Customers who like California Whites may also enjoy other white egg layers and production-focused chickens.
Helpful Cackle Hatchery® links for this product page include:
A California White Chicken is a production cross made by breeding a White Leghorn hen with a California Grey rooster.
Cackle Hatchery® creates California Whites from its best White Leghorn chicken hens crossed with a California Grey chicken rooster.
No. The California White is a cross, not a standardized pure breed.
Adults have mostly white feathers with black flecks or speckles.
California White hens lay white eggs.
California Whites lay large white eggs.
Yes. California Whites lay lots of large white eggs and are bred for strong production.
Cackle Hatchery® states that California Whites can surpass White Leghorns in laying ability and longevity.
Yes. California Whites are hardy chickens with strong production value.
Yes. California Whites grow fast.
Yes. California Whites take well to close confinement.
Yes. They are a good fit for backyard egg flocks, especially when customers want lots of white eggs.
Yes. Their hardiness, egg production, and confinement tolerance can make them a good option for many beginner poultry keepers.
A California White is a White Leghorn hen x California Grey rooster cross. A White Leghorn is a pure white egg laying breed. California Whites may offer extra hardiness, black flecking, and strong longevity.
A California White is the cross created from a California Grey rooster over a White Leghorn hen. California Grey is the parent breed that contributes hardiness and black flecking.
No. California Whites are production-focused white egg layers, not exhibition show chickens.
Customers can check Cackle Hatchery’s Chicken Availability Chart for current hatch and breed availability updates.
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imreborn –
I love these birds. They’re excellent layers and nice and calm; make great pets.
Ralph –
Calf white
Seem to be hardy chicks been brooding with no lights and setting brooder outside in 50 plus degree weather. No issues with them.
Kris –
How to tell the difference
I don’t see any difference between the Rhode Island White and the California While except one lays white eggs and the other lays brown. How do you know what is what when you buy them?