This is an incomplete list of chicken breeds. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A breed is a domesticated subspecies or infrasubspecies of an animal. ...

Breed

A

The American Game Fowl is a breed of chicken primarily used for cockfighting in the United States. ... The Ancona is a breed of chicken originating in Italy. ... Andalusian chickens are classified as Mediterranean chickens, and like other breeds from this class, theyre closely feathered, active, and good layers of white eggs. ... A white Araucana hen showing nice ear-tufts A white Ameraucana hen showing muffs and a beard An Ameraucana hen (right) with a white Leghorn hen (left) for comparison. ... Asil or Aseel in India, means a breed of cockerel used for cock fighting, It has a distinctive upright stance, drooping tail, and powerful musculature. ... The Asturian Painted Hen is a large bird from the Asturian class of hens. ... The Australorp is an Australian chicken breed. ...

B

Barnevelder double-laced hens (large fowl) Barnevelder Eggs. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Barred Plymouth Rock rooster. ... The Berat is a unique breed of chicken originating in Albania. ... The Blue Hen Chicken was adopted on April 14, 1939 as the state bird of Delaware. ... Brakel / Braekel / Campine The Braekel or Brakel is one of the older European chicken breeds. ... Brahma one of chicken breeds Head of Brahma Brahmas are an Asiatic breed of chicken, originating in the Brahmaputra region in India where they were known as Gray Chittagongs. Their heritage is unclear, but they are believed to be closely related to the Jungle Fowl (Gallus Gigantus) and the Cochin... This interesting breed was imported from the island of Sicily over 100 years ago and is another member of the Mediterranean class. ...

C

Chantecler is a poultry company operating in Mauritius. ... Cochin Hen and Rooster. ... Dark Cornish Rooster Dark Cornish Hen The Cornish is a breed of chicken originating in the English county of Cornwall. ... Croad Langshan The Croad Langshan is an old, heavy, soft-feathered chicken breed which probably originated in China. ... Black Breasted Red Cubalaya Rooster The Cubalaya is a variety of chicken from the Oriental class. ...

D

• Dandarawi
• Danish Landrace chicken
• Delaware
• Denizli fowl
• Dominiques
• Dorking
• d'Uccle
• Dutch

The Dominique chicken is considered Americas oldest breed of chicken, having been brought to New England from southern England during colonial times. ... The Dorking is a breed of chicken that is believed to have originated in Italy during the period of the Roman Empire. ... The Barbu DUccle is a traditional soft feathered bantam originating, as the name suggests, from the town of Uccle on the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium. ...

F

• Faverolles
• Fayoumi
• Finnish
• Friesland
• Frizzle

G

• Gallus Inauris
• German Langshan
• Gimmizah
• Gold legbar
• Golden Montazah
• Gotland
• Groningen Gull
• Groninger Meeuwen
• Guelderland

H

• Hamburg
• Hanayee
• Hedemara Hen
• Holland

The Hamburg or Hamburgh, in Britain, is a type of chicken developed in Britain and Holland prior to 1700. ...

I

• Indian Game
• ISA Brown
• Íslensk hænsni (Islandic Landrace)
• Ixworth

Free range ISA Brown hens at CERES Community Environment Park. ...

J

• Java
• Japanese Bantam
• Jersey Giant
• Jærhøne

Jersey Giants are known for their tremendous weights. ...

K

• Ko-Shamo
• Kraienkoppe

L

• La Flèche
• Lamona
• Langshan
• Leghorn
• Lohmann
• Lakenvelder chicken

La Flèche is a very rare breed of chicken, which are mentioned from the 15th century onwards. ... The Langshan is a German breed of chicken. ... Leghorn Chicken The leghorn is a breed of chicken, named after the Italian city of Leghorn. ... Lakenvelders are Dutch breed of chicken with black head and tail and white body. ...

M

• Malay
• Marans
• Matrouh
• Mechelse koekoek
• Minorca
• Modern Game
• Malaysian Serama
• Mottled pekin bantam

A Malay hen The Malay Chicken is a very large breed of fowl that is originally from Asia. ... A Marans hen, with Dark Cuckoo plumage. ... The minorca is a breed of chicken. ...

N

• Naked Neck (Also known as "Turken")
• Nankin-Shamo
• New Hampshire
• Niederrheiner
• Norfolk Grey
• North Holland Blue

New Hampshire Red Rooster This breed originated in the state of New Hampshire at the hands of poultry farmers who started with Rode Island Reds and by means of generation after generation of selective breeding intensified the characteristics of early maturity, rapid full feathering, and production of large brown eggs. ...

O

• Old English Game
• Old English Pheasant Fowl
• Orloff
• Orpington

The Old English Game Fowl is a breed of chicken. ... The Orpington is a large bird from the English class of chickens. ...

P

• Paduan
• Pavlov
• Pekin
• Phoenix
• Plymouth Rock
• Polish
• Poltava

Phoenix Chickens an ancient breed from Japan, were kept in the imperial gardens. ... Barred Plymouth Rock rooster. ... The Poltava is an old Ukrainian dual-purpose breed of chicken named after the Ukrainian city of Poltava. ...

R

• Red Cap
• Rhodebar
• Rhode Island Red
• Rhode Island White
• Rock
• Rosecomb

Binomial name Gallus gallus The Rhode Island Red is a very popular breed of chicken (Gallus gallus). ... The Rock chicken is a breed of chicken sometimes crossbread with the Cornish chicken to produce game hens. ... A Bantam Rooster A bantam is any small or miniature fowl, but the term bantam refers most commonly to small breeds of chickens. ...

S

The Saipan Jungle Fowl is not a true jungle fowl. ... Scots Dumpy is a breed of chicken which originated from Scotland. ... Serama (also known as Ayam Serama or Malaysian Serama) is a breed of chicken originating from Malaysia. ... A silkie rooster, photograph by Barry Kollfer, http://feathersite. ... A Light Sussex hen The Sussex chicken is a dual purpose breed that is a popular backyard chicken in many countries. ...

T

• Tuzo
• Turken (Also known as Naked Neck)

V

• Vencobb
• Vorwerk

W

• Welbar
• Welsummer
• White-Faced Black Spanish
• Winnebago
• Wyandotte
• Wybar

Welsummer is a medium heavy chicken breed originally from the small village of Welsum, The Netherlands. ... An 19th century American chicken breed of unknown origin. ... A blue laced red wyandotte hen The Wyandotte chicken is a breed of chicken that began in America and spread all over the world. ...

Y

• Yamato Gunkei
• Yokohama
• Yurlov Crower

The Yurlov Crower is an old Russian breed of chicken primarily used for long crowing cock contests in Russia. ...

Z

• Zireh E.

See also

• Bantam