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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
AmeraucanaWikiCommons
Anconawilkamdai.com
Andalusianmypetchicken.com
AraucanaWikiCommons
Asturian Paintedfeathersite.com
BarnevelderWikiCommons
Campine(Golden and White Varieties)
WikiCommons
Catalana
Easter Egger(Golden and White Varieties)
WikiCommons
FayoumiWikiCommons
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingKraienköppe
(Various Colours)
kraienkoeppe.de 
Lakenvelder(White, Golden & Silver)
WikiCommons
Leghorn(Golden & White Varieties)
WikiCommons
Marans
WikiCommons
Minorca
WikiCommons- Error creating thumbnail: File missingNorwegian Jærhøne
(Various Colours)
feathersite.com 
Orloffblogspot.com
Penedesenca
freewebs.com
Sicilian Buttercup
WikiCommons
White-Faced Black Spanish
feathersite.com
Welsummer
WikiCommons
Meat Breeds
Bresse
WikiCommons
Cornish
(Also called Indian Game)
WikiCommons
Ixworth
rushbyroost.com
Jersey Giant
mypetchicken.com
Dual Purpose Breeds
Australorp
(Also White variety)
WikiCommons
Brahma
(Light & Buff Varieties)
WikiCommons
Braekel
(Also Golden Variety)
feathersite.com
Buckeye
WikiCommons
California Gray
flickr.com
Chantecler
(Golden Varieties also)
freewebs.com
