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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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(Various Colours)
kraienkoeppe.de - Error creating thumbnail: File missingNorwegian Jærhøne
(Various Colours)
feathersite.com 
Meat Breeds
Dual Purpose Breeds
Fancy/Exhibition Breeds
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Crèvecœur
WikiCommons 
Bantam Breeds
Hybrid Breeds