Chicken Breeds
Rhode Island Red
American; 2 varieties: single and double comb hardy; can produce eggs without proper food or housing dual purpose, dark red
Plymouth Rock
American; brown eggs broad back, full chest females are used as commercial broilers popular varieties include barred and white Plymouth rocks
New Hampshire
American; medium sized meat chicken average layers; aggressive, making them good mothers medium to light red, brown eyes, red eyes and earlobes
Brahmas
Asiatic; brown eggs 3 varieties; light, dark, and buff large and gentle w/intricate color patterns
What are the Asiatic breeds?
Brahmas, Cochin
What are the English breeds?
Cornish chickens, Australorp
Cornish chickens
English "ultimate meat birds" development of muscle gives good carcass shape 4 common varieties; dark, white, white laced red, buff don't do well in cold broad bodies, wide legs; move around to develop muscle; brown eggs
What are the four classes of chicken?
English, Mediterranean, Asiatic, and American
Australorp
English-best all purpose breed good layers and crossbreeders tinted eggs, black w/dark eyes
What are the Mediterranean breeds?
Leghorn, Minorca
What is the most popular class of chicken?
Mediterranean
Minorca
Mediterranean; largest breed in the class long tails w/large wide feathers brown eyes, white eggs Black minorcas are popular because of their beauty narrow body; not used for meat
Leghorn
Mediterranean; most popular breed of chicken commonly used for egg laying good foragers, like to wander white eggs; known for ability to take flight white leghorns are more popular than brown
What are the American breeds?
Plymouth Rock, New Hampshire, Rhode Island Red
Heavy breeds...
lay brown eggs
Red or brown chickens...
lay brown eggs
Light breeds...
lay white eggs
White chickens...
lay white eggs
