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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
 
*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.
 
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* 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/.
  
 
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Introduction

  • 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;

Males

  • Cock - adult/of breeding age.
  • 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

  • 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

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    Kraienköppe

    (Various Colours)
    kraienkoeppe.de

  • Lakenvelder

    (White, Golden & Silver)
    WikiCommons

  • Leghorn

    (Golden & White Varieties)
    WikiCommons

  • Marans
    WikiCommons

  • Minorca
    WikiCommons

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    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

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    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

  • Lohmann Brown
    freewebs.com

  • Daisy Belle
    moorlandspoultry.co.uk

  • Cream Legbars
    accidentalsmallholder.net

  • Cornish-Rock
    purelypoultry.com

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