Learn about all the interesting breeds available to flock managers who raise poultry for eggs, meat, show, or simply for pleasure.
Part of our Breed Profile series, the Shamo Chicken is also known as a “gamefowl.”
Read MorePart of our Breed Profile series, learn more about the Cubalaya chicken, a Cuban breed.
Read MoreThe Breda chicken is a unique dual-purpose heritage breed from the Netherlands, with striking looks and adorable temperament. Recently, it has become an endangered rare breed.
Read MoreEaster Egger chickens are not a true breed, rather a hybrid cross. since they are a hybrid, no two birds look exactly the same, making for a rainbow of colors in a backyard flock.
Read MoreWelsh Harlequin ducks make an excellent small duck breed for backyard keeper. They are placid, great foragers and provide both eggs and meat.
Read MoreThe Delaware chicken is a 20th-century creation, developed specifically for the growing broiler market in the 1940s. They’re so pretty, they were recognized by the APA for exhibition (in 1952), in those years when production was as significant as beauty.
Read MoreHungarian Yellows: a beautiful landrace heritage breed and national treasure of Hungary.
Read MoreAmercaucana chickens have tails and muffs, with eight varieties recognized in both Bantam and large fowl. Lavender Ameraucanas are a very popular newer variety that is not yet recognized by the APA or ABA.
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