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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

Ameraucana
WikiCommons
Ancona
wilkamdai.com
Andalusian
mypetchicken.com
Araucana
WikiCommons
Asturian Painted
feathersite.com
Barnevelder
WikiCommons
Campine
(Golden and White Varieties)
WikiCommons
Catalana
Easter Egger
(Golden and White Varieties)
WikiCommons
Fayoumi
WikiCommons
Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Kraienköppe
(Various Colours)
kraienkoeppe.de
Lakenvelder
(White, Golden & Silver)
WikiCommons
Leghorn
(Golden & White Varieties)
WikiCommons
Marans
WikiCommons
Minorca
WikiCommons
Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Norwegian Jærhøne
(Various Colours)
feathersite.com
Orloff
blogspot.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
Cubalaya
WikiCommons
Derbyshire Redcap
(Various Colours)
britannicrarebreeds.co.uk
Dominique
WikiCommons
Dorking
(Also White Variety)
WikiCommons
Faverolles
WikiCommons
Holland
Iowa Blue
backyardchickens.com
Java
earthlink.net
Marsh Daisy
(Various Colours)
feathersite.com
Naked Neck
WikiCommons
New Hampshire
WikiCommons
Norfolk Grey
jphpk.gov.my
Orpington (Black)
WikiCommons
Orpington (Buff)
WikiCommons
Plymouth Rock
WikiCommons
Poltava
WikiCommons
Rhode Island Red
WikiCommons
Rhode Island White
freewebs.com
Scots Dumpy
ckcbirds.co.uk
Scots Grey
WikiCommons
Light Sussex
(Also in buff, red & silver)
WikiCommons
Winnebago
Wyandotte
(Also in silver)
WikiCommons

Fancy/Exhibition Breeds

American Game
WikiCommons
Asil
poultrypages.com
Appenzeller
WikiCommons
Barbu de Watermael
(Approx 30 colours)
freewebs.com
Belgian Bearded d'Anvers
WikiCommons
Belgian Bearded d'Uccle
WikiCommons
Belgian d'Everberg
WikiCommons
Delaware Blue Hen
WikiCommons
Cochin (Blue)
(Various Colours)
WikiCommons
Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Crèvecœur
WikiCommons
Croad Langshan
WikiCommons
Frizzle (Leghorn)
WikiCommons
Ga Noi
ganoi.com
Hamburg
WikiCommons
Houdan
wilkamdai.com
La Flèche
Malay
WikiCommons
Modern Game
WikiCommons
Phoenix
cacklehatchery.com
Polish (Buff)
WikiCommons
Polish (Laced)
WikiCommons
Shamo
WikiCommons
Sultan
WikiCommons
Sumatra
WikiCommons
Vorwerk
WikiCommons
Yokohama
WikiCommons

Bantam Breeds

Dutch Booted
WikiCommons
Japanese
WikiCommons
Nankin
e-chickens.com
Old English
WikiCommons
Pekin
WikiCommons
Rosecomb
mypetchicken.com
Sebright
WikiCommons
Serama
WikiCommons
Silky
WikiCommons

Hybrid Breeds

Black Sex-Link
(Sex can be determind by colour - Hen Black)
WikiCommons
Red Sex-Link
(Sex can be determind by colour - Hen Red)
WikiCommons
ISA Brown
WikiCommons

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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.
+* 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/.
+<br>
-==Chicken Terminology==
+===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;
-===Males===
+*
-*'''Cock''' - adult/of breeding age.
+<br>
-*'''Cockerel''' - under one year old.
-*'''Capon''' - castrated (illegal in the UK).
-===Females===
-*'''Hen''' - over a year old.
-*'''Pullets''' - less than a year old.
 ==Chickens==
 ===Egg Laying Breeds===
-<gallery widths="115px" perrow="5">
+<gallery widths="115px" perrow="6">
 Image:Ameraucana2.JPG|'''Ameraucana''' <p> WikiCommons
 Image:Ancona.jpg|'''Ancona''' <p> wilkamdai.com
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 Image:Easter_egger.jpg|'''Easter Egger''' <p> ''(Golden and White Varieties)'' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Fayoumi.jpg|'''Fayoumi''' <p> WikiCommons
-Image:ImageNeeded.png|'''Kraienköppe''' <p> ''(Various Colours)'' <br> kraienkoeppe.de
+Image:Kraienköppe2.jpg|'''Kraienköppe''' <p> ''(Various Colours)'' <br> kraienkoeppe.de
 Image:Lakenvelder.jpg|'''Lakenvelder''' <p> ''(White, Golden & Silver)'' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Leghorn.jpg|'''Leghorn''' <p> ''(Golden & White Varieties)'' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Marans.jpg|'''Marans''' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Minorca.jpg|'''Minorca''' <br> WikiCommons
-Image:ImageNeeded.png|'''Norwegian Jærhøne''' <p> ''(Various Colours)'' <br> feathersite.com
+Image:Norwegian_Jærhøne.JPEG|'''Norwegian Jærhøne''' <p> ''(Various Colours)'' <br> feathersite.com
 Image:Orloff.jpg|'''Orloff''' <p> blogspot.com
 Image:Penedesenca.jpg|'''Penedesenca''' <br> freewebs.com
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 Image:White-Faced_Black_Spanish.JPEG|'''White-Faced Black Spanish''' <br> feathersite.com
 Image:Welsummer.jpg|'''Welsummer''' <br> WikiCommons
 </gallery>
+<br>
 ===Meat Breeds===
-<gallery widths="115px" perrow="5">
+<gallery widths="115px" perrow="6">
 Image:Bresse.JPG|'''Bresse''' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Cornish.jpg|'''Cornish''' <br> ''(Also called Indian Game)'' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Ixworth.JPG|'''Ixworth''' <br> rushbyroost.com
 Image:Jersey_Giant.jpg|'''Jersey Giant''' <br> mypetchicken.com
 </gallery>
+<br>
 ===Dual Purpose Breeds===
-<gallery widths="115px" perrow="5">
+<gallery widths="115px" perrow="6">
 Image:Australorp.JPG|'''Australorp''' <br> ''(Also White variety)'' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Brahma.jpg|'''Brahma''' <br> ''(Light & Buff Varieties)'' <br> WikiCommons
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 Image:ImageNeeded.png|'''Winnebago''' <br>
 Image:Wyandotte.jpg|'''Wyandotte''' <br> ''(Also in silver)'' <br> WikiCommons
 </gallery>
+<br>
 ===Fancy/Exhibition Breeds===
-<gallery widths="115px" perrow="5">
+<gallery widths="115px" perrow="6">
 Image:American_game.jpg|'''American Game''' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Asil.gif|'''Asil''' <br> poultrypages.com
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 Image:BlueHenDelaware.jpg|'''Delaware Blue Hen''' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Cochin.jpg|'''Cochin (Blue)''' <br> ''(Various Colours)'' <br> WikiCommons
-Image:ImageNeeded.png|'''Crèvecœur''' <br> WikiCommons
+Image:Crèvecœur.JPG|'''Crèvecœur''' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Croad_Langshan.jpg|'''Croad Langshan''' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Leghorn_frizzle.jpg|'''Frizzle (Leghorn)''' <br> WikiCommons
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 Image:Vorwerk.jpg|'''Vorwerk''' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Yokohama.jpg|'''Yokohama''' <br> WikiCommons
 </gallery>
+<br>
 ===Bantam Breeds===
-<gallery widths="115px" perrow="5">
+<gallery widths="115px" perrow="6">
 Image:Dutch_booted_bantam.jpg|'''Dutch Booted''' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Japanese_bantam.jpg|'''Japanese''' <br> WikiCommons
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 Image:Serama.jpg|'''Serama''' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Silky_Chicken.jpg|'''Silky''' <br> WikiCommons
 </gallery>
+<br>
 ===Hybrid Breeds===
-<gallery widths="115px" perrow="5">
+<gallery widths="115px" perrow="6">
 Image:Sex_Link.jpg|'''Black Sex-Link''' <br> ''(Sex can be determind by colour - Hen Black)'' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:Red_sex_link.jpg|'''Red Sex-Link''' <br> ''(Sex can be determind by colour - Hen Red)'' <br> WikiCommons
 Image:ISA_Browns.jpg|'''ISA Brown''' <br> WikiCommons
-Image:Lohmann_Brown.JPG|'''Lohmann Brown''' <br> freewebs.com
-Image:Daisy_Belle.jpg|'''Daisy Belle''' <br> moorlandspoultry.co.uk
-Image:Creamlegbars.jpg|'''Cream Legbars''' <br> accidentalsmallholder.net
-Image:Cornish-Rock.jpg|'''Cornish-Rock''' <br> purelypoultry.com
 </gallery>
+<br>
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Overview

Chicken Terminology

Chickens

Egg Laying Breeds

Meat Breeds

Dual Purpose Breeds

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