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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!)

BREED NAME	PIC	EGG LAYING	EGG COLOR


Ameraucana		Good (3/wk)	Blue


Ancona		Excellent (5/wk)	White


Andalusian		Good (3/wk)	White


Appenzeller Spitzhauben		Good (3/wk)	White


Araucana		Good (3/wk)	Blue


Aseel		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Australorp		Excellent (5/wk)	Brown


Barnevelder		Good (3/wk)	Brown


Belgian Bearded d'Uccle Bantam		Fair (2/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Booted Bantam		Fair (2/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Brahma		Good (3/wk)	Brown


Campine		Good (3/wk)	White


Catalana		Very Good (4/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Chantecler		Very Good (4/wk)	Brown


Cochin		Fair (2/wk)	Brown


Cornish		Poor (1/wk)	Light Brown


Crevecoeur		Fair (2/wk)	White


Cubalaya		Very Good (4/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Delaware		Very Good (4/wk)	Brown


Dominique		Good (3/wk)	Brown


Dorking		Good (3/wk)	Cream or Tinted


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


Faverolles		Very Good (4/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Hamburg		Very Good (4/wk)	White


Holland		Good (3/wk)	White


Houdan		Fair (2/wk)	White


Japanese Bantam		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Java		Fair (2/wk)	Brown


Jersey Giant		Good (3/wk)	Brown


La Fleche		Good (3/wk)	White


Lakenvelder		Good (3/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Langshan		Good (3/wk)	Brown


Leghorn (Non-White)		Good (3/wk)	White


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


Malay		Poor (1/wk)	Light Brown


Marans		Good (3/wk)	Dark Brown


Minorca		Very Good (4/wk)	White


Modern Game		Poor (1/wk)	White


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


New Hampshire Red		Good (3/wk)	Brown


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


Orpington		Good (3/wk)	Brown


Phoenix		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Plymouth Rock		Very Good (4/wk)	Brown


Polish		Fair (2/wk)	White


Redcap		Good (3/wk)	White


Rhode Island		Excellent (5/wk)	Brown


Rosecomb Bantam		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Sebright Bantam		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Sicilian Buttercup		Fair (2/wk)	White


Silkie Bantam		Good (3/wk)	Cream or Tinted


Star		Excellent (5/wk)	Brown


Sultan		Poor (1/wk)	White


Sumatra		Poor (1/wk)	White


Sussex		Very Good (4/wk)	Light Brown


Welsummer		Good (3/wk)	Dark Brown


White Faced Black Spanish		Good (3/wk)	White


Wyandotte		Very Good (4/wk)	Brown


Yokohama		Poor (1/wk)	Cream or Tinted