Chicken Breeds Chart
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Chicken Breeds Chart - Australian Experience - from Data by BYP Forum Members - Under Construction
1-5 Ratings for eggs & broodiness. To contribute to this chart, please go to: Forum Topic
Breed | Image | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed Club |
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American Gamefowl | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Ancona | Black & Red (Large & Bantam) |
Single Comb Rosecomb |
White Skin | Large: kg Bantam kg |
Egg Colour: White
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Rarely Broody |
Economical to keep | Moderately flighty | Low | Ancona Club of Australia Adrian Saines PO Box 538 Young NSW 2594 | |
Andalusian | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table value | Breed club | |
Araucana | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Asil | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Australian Game | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Australian Langshan | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Australian Pit Game | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Australorp | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Barnevelder | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Belgian Bantams | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Brahma | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Campine | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Cochin | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Croad Langshan | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Dorking | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Faverolles | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Frizzle | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Hamburgh | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Houdan | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Indian Game | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Japanese | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Jungle Fowl | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Legbar | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Leghorn | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Malay Game | Colours:
black red
silver & golden
duckwing,
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Walnut comb | White? Yellow? | Large
Cock 4kg+ Hen 3kg+ Cockerel 3kg+ Pullet 2.5kg+ |
Eggs:
large tinted 60 - 80 eggs a year |
Protective mothers
Regularly broody May damage |
Require a lot of food
Best fed on high
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Both males and females can
be aggresive to other birds
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Medium | No club details known | |
Marans | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Minorca | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Modern Game | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
New Hampshire | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Old English Game | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Orpington | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Pekin | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Phoenix | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Plymouth Rock | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Polish | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Rhode Island | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Rosecomb | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Sebright | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Shamo | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Sicilian Buttercup | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Silkie | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Spanish | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Sultan | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Sumatra | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Sussex | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Transylvanian Naked Neck | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Welsummer | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Wyandotte | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Yokohama | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feed conversion/efficiency | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club
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