Minorca
Egg layer · Spain
The Minorca is the heavyweight of the Mediterranean class, a glossy black bird with dramatic white earlobes and a comb so large it flops stylishly to one side on the hens. It shrugs off summer heat and lays chalk-white eggs of truly impressive size.
Eggs per year
170–220
Egg color
White
Egg size
Extra large
Hen weight
6.5–7.5 lbs
Temperament
Active and watchful
Broodiness
Rarely goes broody
Did you know?
Minorcas lay the largest white eggs of any Mediterranean breed — old poultry manuals bragged about them by weight per dozen.
Is the Minorca right for your flock?
Expect roughly 170–220 white eggs a year from a healthy hen in her prime — production dips during molt and the short days of winter, and eases off as she ages. Planning space? A Minorca hen runs 6.5–7.5 lbs, so size the coop with our coop size calculator and estimate the feed bill with the feed cost calculator.
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