Difference between revisions of "Chicken Breeds Chart"
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Revision as of 01:50, 7 October 2013
Chicken Breeds Chart - Australian Experience - from Data by BYP Forum Members - Under Construction
To contribute to this chart, please go to: Forum Topic
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.
Copyright: Under our copyright licence, if you use any of the images or information from this page, you must provide attribution on the same page as where the image is displayed and it must be clearly visible. We require written recogntion that this material is from Backyard Poultry and a link back to this page, as per the licence details in our footer.
| Breed | Male | Female | Varieties | Comb types |
Skin colour |
Class & Origin |
Egg colour and No. |
Broodiness | Feeding | Nature | Table Value |
Breed Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Gamefowl | 
|
caption |
Game colours
|
|
Skin white
Leg Colour varies as Standard |
Light Breed
Hardfeather America |
|
Quite
Broody |
Economical | Aggressive | Medium | None |
| Ancona | 
|
|
Black, Red
|
|
Skin Yellow | Light Breed
Softfeather Mediterranean |
White large Approx 300 |
Rarely Broody |
Economical | Mod flighty | Low | Ancona Club of Australia Adrian Saines PO Box 538 Young NSW 2594 |
| Andalusian | caption | 
|
|
Single | Skin White
Legs
|
Light Breed
Softfeather Mediterranean |
Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed Club |
| Araucana | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Light Breed
Softfeather |
Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Asil | caption | caption | Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Light Breed
Hardfeather India |
Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Australian Game | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Heavy Breed
Hardfeather Australia |
Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Australian Langshan | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Heavy Breed
Softfeather Australia |
Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Australian Pit Game | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | White
Yellow |
Heavy &
Light Breed Hardfeather Australia |
Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Australorp | 
|
|
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 | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Heavy Breed
Softfeather Netherlands |
Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Belgian Bantams | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | White | True Bantam
Softfeather Light Hardfeather America |
White or tinted | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Brahma | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Heavy Breed
Softfeather Asia |
Tinted | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Campine | 
|
|
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 | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | White | Heavy Breed
Softfeather China |
Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Dorking | caption | 
|
Varieties | Comb types | White | Heavy Breed
Softfeather Britain |
Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Faverolles | 
|
|
Salmon
White Blue
Black Ermine
Cuckoo Birchen
Blue Salmon
|
Single | White | Heavy Breed
Softfeather France |
Tinted | Rarely broody | Moderate
consumption |
Docile | Mod to High | Faverolles Australia |
| Frizzle | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | Skin colour | Heavy Breed
Softfeather Asia |
Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Hamburgh | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | White | Light Breed
Softfeather Britain |
Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Houdan | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | White | Light Breed
Softfeather France |
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 | 
|
|
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 | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | Yellow | Light Breed
Softfeather Britain |
White or cream | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Malay Game | 
|
caption | Colours:
black red
silver & golden
duckwing,
|
Walnut comb | Yellow | Weights | 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 | 
|
|
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 | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Sebright | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Shamo | 
|
|
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 | 
|
|
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 | 
|
|
Varieties | Comb types | White | Weights | Egg info | Broodiness | Feeding | Temperament | Table Value | Breed club |
| Transylvanian Naked Neck | 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
|
