Chicken Breeds Chart

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Chicken Breeds Chart - Australian Experience - from Data by BYP Forum Members - Under Construction

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Disclaimer: This information is from a variety of sources and to the best of our knowledge although we cannot guarantee accuracy. '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. 1-5 Ratings for eggs & broodiness based on owners estimates.
Sources: Some of the information here will be taken from the Australian Poultry Standard Edition 2, Published by the Victorian Poultry Fanciers Association. Other information will be sourced from Backyard Poultry Forum members and friends. Thank you to Andy Vardy, David Simons, David Geering, 'Salmon Faverolles' and others who have contributed images to this project.
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Breed Male Female Varieties Comb
types
Skin
colour
Class &
Origin
Egg colour
and No.
Broodiness Feeding Nature Table
Value
Breed
Club
American Gamefowl caption caption

Game colours

  • Standard
  • Bantam
  • Dubbed
  • Pea
  • Rose
Skin white

Leg Colour varies as Standard

Light Breed

Hardfeather America

White egg 3.png Offwhite egg 3.png Brown egg 3.png

  • White
  • Off-white
  • Cream
  • Light Brown
Quite

Broody

Economical Aggressive Medium None
Ancona caption caption Black, Red
  • Standard
  • Bantam
  • Single
  • Rose
Skin Yellow Light Breed

Softfeather Mediterranean

White egg 4.png

Large Approx 300

  • White
Rarely
Broody
Economical+ Mod flighty

Sprightly Lively

Low Ancona Club of Australia
Adrian Saines
PO Box 538
Young

NSW 2594

Andalusian caption caption
  • Standard
  • Bantam
  • Single
Skin White

Legs

  • Dark slate
  • Black
Light Breed

Softfeather Mediterranean

White egg 3.png

  • Large
  • White
Rarely

Broody

Economical Active

Sprightly Flighty

Poor Mediterranean Poultry Club of Australia
Araucana caption caption Black Cuckoo Lavender Splash White OEG colours
  • Standard
  • Bantam
Pea Legs

Willow to Olive or Slate Cuckoo legs white with blue spots

Light Breed

Softfeather
Chile

Blue egg 3.png Green egg 3.png

  • Blue
  • Green
Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Asil caption caption All colours
  • Standard
  • Bantam
Triple
  • Ivory
  • Yellow
  • Slate
Light Breed

Hardfeather India

Tinted * Feed Pugnacious Table Value? No known
Australian Game caption caption No colour pts

Game colours

  • Standard
  • Bantam
Comb types
  • Dubbed
  • Pea
  • Triple
Skin Yellow Heavy Breed

Hardfeather Australia

Offwhite egg 3.png
  • Tinted
Broodiness? Feeding? Temperament Moderate No known
Australian Langshan caption caption Blue, Blue, White
  • Standard
  • Bantam
  • Single
Legs
  • Blue-black
  • Slate
Heavy Breed

Softfeather Australia

Brown egg 4.png

Brown

Broodiness? Economical Alert Good Langshan Club of Qld
Australian Pit Game caption caption Any colour

May be:

  • Cock feathered
  • Hen Feathered
  • Muffed
  • Tasselled
  • Single
  • Pea (Triple)
White

Yellow

Heavy &

Light Breed Hardfeather Australia

Offwhite egg 3.png

Tinted

Broodiness Feeding Alert, Agile Table Value Australian Pit Game Club
Australorp caption caption Black Blue White Single White Heavy Breed

Softfeather Australia

250-300 Mod broody High consumption, good egg output Very docile Moderate - High Australorp Club of Australia


Barnevelder caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow Heavy Breed

Softfeather Netherlands

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Belgian Bantams caption caption Varieties Comb types White True Bantam

Softfeather Light Hardfeather America

White or tinted Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Brahma caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow Heavy Breed

Softfeather Asia

Tinted Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Campine caption caption Varieties Comb types Skin Light Breed

Softfeather Belgium

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Cochin caption caption Varieties Comb types Skin colour Heavy Breed

Softfeather Asia

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Croad Langshan caption caption Varieties Comb types White Heavy Breed

Softfeather China

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Dorking caption caption Varieties Comb types White Heavy Breed

Softfeather Britain

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Faverolles caption caption

Salmon   White Blue Black Ermine Cuckoo Birchen Blue Salmon
Buff

Single White Heavy Breed

Softfeather France

Tinted Rarely broody Moderate

consumption

Docile Mod to High Faverolles Australia
Frizzle caption caption Varieties Comb types Skin colour Heavy Breed

Softfeather Asia

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Hamburgh caption caption Varieties Comb types White Light Breed

Softfeather Britain

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Houdan caption caption Varieties Comb types White Light Breed

Softfeather France

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Indian Game caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow Heavy Breed

Hardfeather Britain

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Japanese caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow True Bantam

Light Breed Softfeather Japan

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Jungle Fowl caption caption Varieties Comb types White Light Breed

Hardfeather Asia

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 caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow Light Breed

Softfeather Britain

White or cream Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Malay Game caption caption Black red

silver & golden duckwing,
pyle, wheaten,
white, others

Walnut comb Yellow Heavy Breed

Hardfeather Asia

Eggs:

large tinted 60 - 80 eggs a year

Protective
mothers

Regularly
broody May damage

High intake

Best on high
protien

May be

aggresive Not suited to mixed flock

Medium Not known
Marans caption caption Varieties Comb types White Heavy Breed

Softfeather France

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Minorca caption caption Varieties Comb types White Light Breed

Softfeather Mediterranean

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Modern Game caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow Heavy Breed

Hardfeather Belgium

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
New Hampshire caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow Heavy Breed

Softfeather North America

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Old English Game caption caption Varieties Comb types White

Yellow

Light Breed

Hardfeather Britain

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Orpington caption caption Varieties Comb types White Heavy Breed

Softfeather Britain

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Pekin caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow True Bantam

Heavy Breed Softfeather Asia

White or Cream Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Phoenix caption caption Varieties Comb types Skin colour Light Breed

Softfeather Japan

White or tinted Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Plymouth Rock caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow Heavy Breed

Softfeather North America

Tinted Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Polish caption caption Varieties Comb types Slate Light Breed

Softfeather Eastern Europe

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Rhode Island caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow Heavy Breed

Softfeather North America

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Rosecomb caption caption Varieties Comb types White True Bantam

Light Breed Softfeather SE Asia

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Sebright caption caption Varieties Comb types White True Bantam

Light Breed Softfeather Britain

White or Cream Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Shamo caption caption Varieties Comb types Skin colour Heavy Breed

Hardfeather Japan

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Sicilian Buttercup caption caption Varieties Comb types Skin colour Light Breed

Softfeather Mediterranean

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Silkie caption caption Varieties Comb types Skin colour Light Breed

Softfeather Asia

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Spanish caption caption Varieties Comb types White Light Breed

Softfeather Spain

White Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Sultan caption caption Varieties Comb types Skin colour Light Breed

Softfeather Turkey

White Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Sumatra caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow Light Breed

Hardfeather Asia

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Sussex caption caption Varieties Comb types White Heavy Breed

Softfeather Britain

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Transylvanian Naked Neck caption caption Varieties Comb types Skin colour Heavy Breed

Softfeather Europe

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Welsummer caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow Light Breed

Softfeather Netherlands

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Wyandotte caption caption Varieties Comb types Yellow Heavy Breed

Softfeather North America

Egg info Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club
Yokohama caption caption Varieties Comb types Skin colour Light Breed

Softfeather Japan and Europe

White & Tinted Broodiness Feeding Temperament Table Value Breed club