Egg production by the numbers
While egg production might not top your list of primary criteria when choosing a breed, it can help to know the approximate number of eggs that a breed could produce each year.
ancona: up to 280 eggs per year
aylesbury: fewer than 100 eggs per year
buff: over 200 eggs per year
cayuga: up to 150 eggs per year
Magpie: up to 290 eggs per year
saxony: over 200 eggs per year
silver appleyard: about 250 eggs per year
Welsh harlequin: sometimes over 300 eggs per year