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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) Green/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) Dark 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

Buckeye 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

Dutch Bantam Fair (2/wk) Light Brown

Faverolle 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) Dark Brown

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

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

Malay Poor (1/wk) Light Brown

Maran 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