Chicken Breeds - WikiNormals
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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.
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
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
- Kraienköppe
(Various Colours)
kraienkoeppe.de 
Lakenvelder(White, Golden & Silver)
WikiCommons
Leghorn(Golden & White Varieties)
WikiCommons
Marans
WikiCommons
Minorca
WikiCommons- Norwegian 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
Cubalaya
WikiCommons
Derbyshire Redcap
(Various Colours)
britannicrarebreeds.co.uk
Dominique
WikiCommons
Dorking
(Also White Variety)
WikiCommons
Faverolles
WikiCommonsHolland
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)
WikiCommonsWinnebago
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)
WikiCommonsCrèvecœur
WikiCommons
Croad Langshan
WikiCommons
Frizzle (Leghorn)
WikiCommons
Ga Noi
ganoi.com
Hamburg
WikiCommons
Houdan
wilkamdai.comLa 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
