Chicken Breeds

Not sure which chicken breed is for you? Just looking for more information on the wonderful world of chickens? You've come to the right place! This list includes all of the chicken breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association (APA). Click on any breed name for full information. (We're still working on getting photos for all the breeds. If you have pics you'd like to share, please email us!)

CHICKEN BREED NAME	PIC	EGG LAYING	EGG COLOR	COLD HARDY


Ameraucana		Good (3/wk)	Blue	Yes


Ancona		Excellent (5/wk)	White	Yes


Andalusian		Good (3/wk)	White	No


Antwerp Belgian Bantam		Fair (2/wk)	Cream or Tinted	No


Appenzeller Spitzhauben		Good (3/wk)	White	Yes


Araucana		Good (3/wk)	Blue	Yes


Aseel		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted	Yes


Australorp		Excellent (5/wk)	Brown	Yes


Barnevelder		Good (3/wk)	Brown	Yes


Belgian Bearded d'Uccle Bantam		Fair (2/wk)	Cream or Tinted	No


Booted Bantam		Fair (2/wk)	Cream or Tinted	No


Brahma		Good (3/wk)	Brown	Yes


Campine		Good (3/wk)	White	Yes


Catalana		Very Good (4/wk)	Cream or Tinted	No


Chantecler		Very Good (4/wk)	Brown	Yes


Cochin		Fair (2/wk)	Brown	Yes


Cornish		Poor (1/wk)	Light Brown	Yes


Crevecoeur		Fair (2/wk)	White	No


Cubalaya		Very Good (4/wk)	Cream or Tinted	Yes


Delaware		Very Good (4/wk)	Brown	Yes


Dominique		Good (3/wk)	Brown	Yes


Dorking		Good (3/wk)	Cream or Tinted	Yes


Easter Eggers		Very Good (4/wk)	Green/Blue	Yes


Faverolles		Very Good (4/wk)	Cream or Tinted	Yes


Fayoumi		Fair (2/wk)	Cream or Tinted	No


Hamburg		Very Good (4/wk)	White	Yes


Holland		Good (3/wk)	White	Yes


Houdan		Fair (2/wk)	White	No


Japanese Bantam		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted	No


Java		Good (3/wk)	Brown	Yes


Jersey Giant		Good (3/wk)	Brown	Yes


La Fleche		Good (3/wk)	White	No


Lakenvelder		Good (3/wk)	Cream or Tinted	No


Langshan		Good (3/wk)	Brown	Yes


Legbar		Very Good (4/wk)	Blue	Yes


Leghorn (Non-White)		Good (3/wk)	White	No


Leghorn (White)		Very Good (4/wk)	White	Yes


Malay		Poor (1/wk)	Light Brown	No


Marans		Good (3/wk)	Dark Brown	Yes


Minorca		Very Good (4/wk)	White	No


Modern Game		Poor (1/wk)	White	No


Naked Neck (Turken)		Fair (2/wk)	Light Brown	Yes


New Hampshire Red		Good (3/wk)	Brown	Yes


Old English Game		Fair (2/wk)	Cream or Tinted	Yes


Orpington		Good (3/wk)	Brown	Yes


Penedesenca		Good (3/wk)	Dark Brown	No


Phoenix		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted	No


Plymouth Rock		Very Good (4/wk)	Brown	Yes


Polish		Fair (2/wk)	White	No


Redcap		Good (3/wk)	White	Yes


Rhode Island		Excellent (5/wk)	Brown	Yes


Rosecomb Bantam		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted	Yes


Russian Orloff		Fair (2/wk)	Light Brown	Yes


Sebright Bantam		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted	No


Sicilian Buttercup		Fair (2/wk)	White	No


Silkie Bantam		Good (3/wk)	Cream or Tinted	Yes


Star		Excellent (5/wk)	Brown	Yes


Sultan		Poor (1/wk)	White	No


Sumatra		Poor (1/wk)	White	Yes


Sussex		Very Good (4/wk)	Light Brown	Yes


Welsummer		Very Good (4/wk)	Dark Brown	Yes


White Faced Black Spanish		Good (3/wk)	White	No


Wyandotte		Very Good (4/wk)	Brown	Yes


Yokohama		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted	No