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Breeds of Chickens - DEFG

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About Delaware ChickensDelaware


Delaware Chickens were originally developed for commercial, dual-purpose use but later they were replaced by hybrids. Delawares today make excellent backyard chickens. They typically lay four, large, brown eggs a week far into the winter months. Delawares mature quickly and produce a clean, white-meat table fowl. Chicks develop feathers quicker than most breeds. They handle both cold and heat well. Unlike present day commercial breeds, they do well as a free-range, foraging chicken. Delawares have dwindled to a few hundred birds. Many breeders keep them today with the goal of preserving the Delaware as one of America''s heritage breeds.  

Delawares bear confinement well. Generally a docile breed, Delawares get along ...



Delaware  - Chickens Breeds

About Derbyshire Redcaps ChickensDerbyshire Redcaps


Derbyshire Redcaps area a breed of chicken originated in Derbyshire, England. They have an unusually large Rose-type comb which is where they got the name "Redcap". It is covered in small, fleshy points, and has a distinct spike pointing backwards called a "leader". Their combs, wattles and earlobes are all bright red.

Redcaps are a native English birds that have been written about since at least the early 19th century. Most likely they were derived from Golden Spangled Hamburgs, Dorkings, Old English Pheasant Fowl, and Black-Breasted Red Games. 

Derbyshire Redcaps were common on British farms until the middle of the 20th century, particularly around the southern Pennines. They have never been preferred by intens ...



Derbyshire Redcaps  - Chickens Breeds

About Dominique ChickensDominique


Dominique Chickens are dual purpose birds. They excel in egg production and lay a steady three, large, brown eggs a week long into the winter months. Hardy survivors, the Dominique can survive a cold winter or a hot, humid summer. Dominiques mature quickly. A medium size fowl dresses out as an acceptable three-pound table bird.  

Dominiques chickens grew up with America. In colonial days the Dominique fended for themselves as foragers of seeds, insects, and plants. Colonial America valued the Dominique''s feathers as fill for their pillows and mattresses.  

Broody Dominique hens make good mothers and pets. The hens have exceptional success and low mortality rates raising their brood. The hens have a ...



Dominique  - Chickens Breeds

About Dorking ChickensDorking


Dorking Chickens excel as quality-meat producers. Dorkings have a tender, fine-textured, flavorful white meat. They are tolerable egg layers and produce 140 eggs a year with maximum outlay during spring and summer. Dorkings have the unique distinction of existing as one of a few fowl with red earlobes that lays white eggs; most red ear lobe chickens lay brown eggs. A hardy breed, the Dorking tolerates cold and will work well in the northern latitudes.

Dorkings have an exceptional, often irritating, brooding instinct. They like to sit on eggs. Entire flocks have gone on strike preferring to sit on eggs rather than lay them. Of course, their broodiness also translates into good mothering dispositions. Dorkings have a calm ...



Dorking  - Chickens Breeds

About Dutch Bantam ChickensDutch Bantam


Dutch Bantam chickens are one of the few true bantams (naturally small - and not originating from Large Fowl). Plus Bantam Island in the Dutch East Indies is the original homeland of thes docile, proud little birds. Dutch Bantams, in their gold partridge form, are about as close as you can get visually to the ancestor of all chickens: the red Jungle Fowl.  

Dutch Bantams are hardy, active, and lively little birds and come in many beautiful colors and patterns. They weigh between 0.45Kg and 0.55Kg (1lb to 1lb-3ozs) making them one of the smallest bantams. They are easy and straightforward to maintain. They are short bodied with a medium to high carriage. They have blue legs, white earlobes, and a single upright well s ...



Dutch Bantam  - Chickens Breeds

About Easter Egger ChickensEaster Egger


Easter Eggers, while not recognized as a distinct breed, are a charming variety of chickens celebrated for their unique egg-laying abilities and vibrant personalities. Unlike standardized breeds, Easter Eggers boast a delightful array of colors and physical features, making each individual a one-of-a-kind addition to any flock.

What truly sets Easter Eggers apart is their remarkable egg production, with hens laying large to extra-large eggs in a stunning range of shades. From enchanting blues and greens to soothing olives and aquas, and even occasional hints of pinkish hues, the eggs they lay add a delightful splash of color to any basket.

In terms of appearance, Easter Eggers exhibit a wide spectrum of colors and conf ...



Easter Egger  - Chickens Breeds

About Egyptian Fayoumi ChickensEgyptian Fayoumi


Egyptian Fayoumis are an ancient Chicken that originated in the Nile Valley. They have are pretty and unique appearance. They hold their tails upright--nearly vertical--and have especially long, graceful necks. They are decent layers of smallish, cream, or tinted eggs.  

Egyptian Fayoumis are one of the most early maturing of chicken breeds: hens can begin laying eggs as early as 4-1/2 or 5 months. Fayoumis are known to be naturally resistant to Marek''s Disease and to many other illnesses. However, they are normally fairly nervous in temperament, and can be feather pickers if they don''t have enough room to roam. They can be territorial about their favorite nesting spots, and roosters are noisy. They are also flier ...



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About Ermellinato ChickensErmellinato


The selection work started in 1959 (and completed in 1965) at the Experimental Poultry Station in Rovigo, a city in Northern Italy. The Sussex and Rhode Island Red contributed to its creation. The aim of the selection was to obtain a good producer of valuable meat and good layer.

They are a double-purpose breed (meat and eggs), with good precocity. Also the hens can be used in the interbreeding for the production of autosexing chicks.

The chicks are yellow with light-grey wings. Adults have a “ermellinato” livery: white Columbian or light (white livery with dark neck hackles and main tail feathers). Single comb, red earlobes. Yellow skin and shanks. At 120 days, cockerels and pullets reach the weight of 1.7- ...



Ermellinato  - Chickens Breeds

About Faverolles ChickensFaverolles


Faverolles Chickens are a utility fowl from France. The French crossed several breeds to create them. They mature early, produce a fine textured meat, and lay four eggs a week or 170 medium-sized, creamy or salmon colored eggs per year. They lay well in the winter months. Their downy feathers equip them to endure cold. Faverolles chickens seldom go broody. Owners report that Faverolles roosters rank as some of the most docile cocks in poultry world. Both hen and rooster make ideal pets.  

Faverolles are sweet, docile, and personable. In a mixed flock Faverolles chickens usually appear at the bottom of the pecking order. Their non-aggressive manner carries over to people as well. Faverolles chickens accept a newcomer ...



Faverolles  - Chickens Breeds

About Fayoumi ChickensFayoumi


Fayoumi Chickens are used as a research subject and ornamental. They lay two small cream colored eggs a week starting as early as four months of age. Fayoumi chickens mature quickly but only reach four pounds at full maturity. They show remarkable resistance to viral and bacterial disease and infection. Owners refer to the Fayoumi chicken as the “escape artist.” They can really fly and love to forage when on the lam. Nearly wild, the Fayoumi goes feral if left too long on the range. They prefer to gather most of their own food. As pullets they have little broodiness, but a two-year-old hen will act quite broody. Tough, independent, and rangy the Fayoumi has little to recommend it as a domestic foul.

Fayoumi chickens fai ...



Fayoumi  - Chickens Breeds

About Friesian ChickensFriesian


Friesians are a Dutch chicken that originated on the Friesian Islands. They are a very old breed and excavation on the Islands have shown that they have been around for over 1000 years ago.  

They are a small chicken but also a very good layer. They can produce around 230 eggs per year.

They are gold pencilled, silver pencilled and chamois pencilled. The chamois is the most unusual color and perhaps the most attractive. They are different shades of yellow and buff and have a pattern that runs through each of its body feathers; this is not found in any other breed of chicken. All of the color varieties have eyes that are orange, earlobes that are white, and legs that are slate blue.




Friesian  - Chickens Breeds

About Frizzle ChickensFrizzle


Frizzle chickens are a unique breed characterized by their distinctive outward-curled feathers, giving them a striking and unusual appearance compared to typical chickens. This genetic trait causes their feathers to curl in an outward fashion, creating a frizzled or curly effect that sets them apart from other breeds.

Although some may consider Frizzles to be a separate breed altogether, it''s important to note that chickens from various breeds can exhibit this frizzled appearance. This genetic mutation can occur in chickens of different breeds, resulting in Frizzle-like characteristics regardless of their original breed.

Frizzle chickens are prized for their eye-catching appearance and are often sought after by poultr ...



Frizzle  - Chickens Breeds

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