List of poultry breeds
From Poultry Hub
Domesticated over 7000 years ago, the chicken belongs to the Galliformes order and is believed to have originated from the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), native to Southern Asia, particularly the jungles of India. Since the red junglefowl still exists in its wild state today, it is possible to compare the characteristics of the domesticated chicken with its wild ancestor. Physical changes that have resulted from domestication include increased growth rate and adult body weight, simplified plumage, earlier sexual maturity, more frequent egg laying and larger eggs.
List of fancy chicken breeds
- Australorp
- Ancona
- Australian Game
- Belgian
- Hamburg/Hamburgh
- Indian Game
- Langshan
- Leghorn
- Modern Game
- Old English Game
- Orpington
- Pit Game
- Plymouth Rock
- Rhode Island
- Rosecomb
- Sebright
- Silkie
- Sussex
- Wyandotte
List of fancy waterfowl breeds
External links
- Feathered Families (International Poultry Breeders Association) lists information, products and services related to poultry breeding.
- Queensland DPI&F's page on common poultry breeds Common breeds of poultry used to produce commercial poultry crossbreeds.
- ThePoultrySite.com's section on poultry breeds categorises alphabetically the various breeds of poultry world-wide.
- Oklahoma State University's website on chicken breeds categorises alphabetically the various breeds of poultry world-wide.
- Wikipedia's list of chicken breeds lists chicken breeds categorically according to their country of origin.
- Wikipedia's category page for chicken breeds Categorically lists known breeds of chicken.
- Wilkamdai Poultry Breeds Page with photos provides images and descriptions of various poultry breeds.
- The Australian Poultry Breeders Directorylists with easy reference registered Australian poultry breeders.
