Poultry Breeds - WikiNormals

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Overview

• Below are a selection of poultry breeds ranging from commonly farmed to fancy breeds. The breeds of poultry have been derived from two sources to ensure that there are a wide range of examples. For ease of use the breeds below have been organised by species and then use/type.
• For further information on poultry breeds, please see "The Poultry Club" at http://www.poultryclub.org and The University of Oklahoma Dept. of Animal Science at http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultry/chickens/.

Chicken Terminology

A number of terms are used when discussing chickens either on a commercial or small basis. Therefore some of the common terms have been included below;

Chickens

Egg Laying Breeds

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  Ameraucana

  WikiCommons

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  Ancona

  wilkamdai.com

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  Andalusian

  mypetchicken.com

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  Araucana

  WikiCommons

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  Asturian Painted

  feathersite.com

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  Barnevelder

  WikiCommons

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  Campine

  (Golden and White Varieties)
  WikiCommons

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  Catalana

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  Easter Egger

  (Golden and White Varieties)
  WikiCommons

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  Fayoumi

  WikiCommons

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  Kraienköppe

  (Various Colours)
  kraienkoeppe.de

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  Lakenvelder

  (White, Golden & Silver)
  WikiCommons

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  Leghorn

  (Golden & White Varieties)
  WikiCommons

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  Marans
  WikiCommons

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  Minorca
  WikiCommons

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  Norwegian Jærhøne

  (Various Colours)
  feathersite.com

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  Orloff

  blogspot.com

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  Penedesenca
  freewebs.com

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  Sicilian Buttercup
  WikiCommons

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  White-Faced Black Spanish
  feathersite.com

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  Welsummer
  WikiCommons

Meat Breeds

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  Bresse
  WikiCommons

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  Cornish
  (Also called Indian Game)
  WikiCommons

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  Ixworth
  rushbyroost.com

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  Jersey Giant
  mypetchicken.com

Dual Purpose Breeds

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  Australorp
  WikiCommons