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|rowspan="1"|[http://forum.backyardpoultry.com/viewtopic.php?p=112569 Malay Game] | |rowspan="1"|[http://forum.backyardpoultry.com/viewtopic.php?p=112569 Malay Game] | ||
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Revision as of 08:31, 6 October 2013
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
Notes:
* 'Eggs per year" is only a rough estimate and egg numbers will decrease with age, and in many cases will vary according to the season.
* Some of the information here will be taken from the Australian Poultry Standard Edition 2, Published by the Victorian Poultry Fanciers Association.
Breed | Male | Female | Varieties | Comb types |
Skin colour |
Weights | Egg colour and No. |
Broodiness | Feeding | Nature | Table Value |
Breed Club |
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American Gamefowl | caption | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg colour and frequency | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Ancona | Black, Red
(Large &
|
Single Comb Rosecomb |
Yellow Skin | Large: kg Bantam kg |
White large Approx 300 |
Rarely Broody |
Economical | Mod flighty | Low | Ancona Club of Australia Adrian Saines PO Box 538 Young NSW 2594 | ||
Andalusian | caption | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table value | Breed club | |
Araucana | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Asil | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Australian Game | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Australian Langshan | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Australian Pit Game | Varieties | Comb types | White
Yellow |
Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Australorp | Black Blue White | Single | White | Large
Cock 3.60‑4.10kg Cockerel 3.20‑3.60kg Hen 2.75‑3.10kg Pullet 2.25‑2.75kg Bantam Cock 1.00‑1.23kg Cockerel .960‑1.190kg Hen .850‑1.04kg Pullet .790‑1.020kg |
250-300 | Mod broody | High consumption, good egg output | Very docile | Moderate - High | Australorp Club of Australia
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Barnevelder | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Belgian Bantams | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Brahma | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Campine | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Cochin | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Croad Langshan | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Dorking | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Faverolles | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Frizzle | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Hamburgh | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Houdan | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Indian Game | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Japanese | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Jungle Fowl | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Legbar | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Leghorn | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Malay Game | caption | Colours:
black red
silver & golden
duckwing,
|
Walnut comb | Yellow | Large
Cock 4kg+ Hen 3kg+ Cockerel 3kg+ Pullet 2.5kg+ |
Eggs:
large tinted 60 - 80 eggs a year |
Protective mothers Regularly |
High intake
Best on high
|
May be
aggresive Not suited to mixed flock |
Medium | Not known | |
Marans | caption | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Minorca | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Modern Game | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
New Hampshire | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Old English Game | Varieties | Comb types | White
Yellow |
Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Orpington | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Pekin | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Phoenix | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Plymouth Rock | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Polish | Varieties | Comb types | Slate | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Rhode Island | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Rosecomb | caption | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Sebright | caption | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Shamo | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Sicilian Buttercup | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Silkie | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Spanish | caption | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Sultan | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Sumatra | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Sussex | caption | Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | |
Transylvanian Naked Neck | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
Welsummer | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Wyandotte | Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club | ||
Yokohama | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club
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