List of breeds in the British Poultry Standards
Appearance
The breeds of poultry in the British Poultry Standards of the Poultry Club of Great Britain include chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.[1][2]
Chickens
Breed | Classification | Image |
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Ancona | soft feather: light | |
Andalusian | rare soft feather: light | |
Appenzeller | rare soft feather: light | |
Araucana | soft feather: light | |
Asil | Asian hard feather | |
Augsberger | rare soft feather: light | |
Australorp | soft feather: heavy | |
Barnevelder | soft feather: heavy | |
Belgian bantam | true bantam | |
Belgian Game | rare hard feather | |
Bergischer Kräher | rare long crowers | |
Booted Bantam | rare true bantam | |
Brabanter | rare soft feather: light | |
Brahma | soft feather: heavy | |
Brakel | rare soft feather: light | |
Buckeye | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Campine | rare soft feather: light | |
Carlisle Old English Game | hard feather | |
Cochin | soft feather: heavy | |
Cream Legbar | rare soft feather: light | |
Crèvecoeur | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Croad Langshan | soft feather: heavy | |
Danderawi | rare soft feather: light | |
Denizli | rare long crowers | |
Derbyshire Redcap | soft feather: light | |
Dominique | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Dorking | soft feather: heavy | |
Dutch Bantam | true bantam | |
Faverolles | soft feather: heavy | |
Fayoumi | rare soft feather: light | |
Friesian | rare soft feather: light | |
Frizzle | soft feather: heavy | |
German Langshan | soft feather: heavy | |
Hamburgh | soft feather: light | |
Houdan | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Indian Game | hard feather | |
Italiener | rare soft feather: light | |
Ixworth | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Japanese Bantam | true bantam | |
Jersey Giant | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Jurlower | rare long crowers | |
Ko Shamo | Asian hard feather | |
Koeyoshi | rare long crowers | |
Kraienköppe | rare soft feather: light | |
Kulang | Asian hard feather | |
Kurokashiwa | rare long crowers | |
La Bresse | rare soft feather: light | |
La Flèche | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Lakenvelder | rare soft feather: light | |
Legbar | rare soft feather: light | |
Leghorn | soft feather: light | |
Malay | Asian hard feather | |
Malines | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Marans | soft feather: heavy | |
Marsh Daisy | rare soft feather: light | |
Minorca | soft feather: light | |
Modern Game | hard feather | |
Modern Langshan | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Nankin | rare true bantam | |
Nankin Shamo | Asian hard feather | |
Neiderrheiner | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Netherlands Owlbeard | rare soft feather: light | |
New Hampshire Red | soft feather: heavy | |
Norfolk Grey | rare soft feather: heavy | |
North Holland Blue | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Ohiki | rare true bantam | |
Old English Game Bantam | hard feather | |
Old English Pheasant Fowl | rare soft feather: light | |
Orloff | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Orpington | soft feather: heavy | |
Oxford Old English Game | hard feather | |
Pekin | true bantam | |
Penedesenca | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Plymouth Rock | soft feather: heavy | |
Poland | soft feather: light | |
Rhode Island Red | soft feather: heavy | |
Rhodebar | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Rosecomb | true bantam | |
Rumpless Araucana | soft feather: light | |
Rumpless Game | rare hard feather | |
Satsumadori | Asian hard feather | |
Scots Dumpy | soft feather: light | |
Scots Grey | soft feather: light | |
Sebright | true bantam | |
Serama | true bantam | |
Shamo | Asian hard feather | |
Sicilian Buttercup | rare soft feather: light | |
Silkie | soft feather: light | |
Spanish | rare soft feather: light | |
Sulmtaler | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Sultan | rare soft feather: light | |
Sumatra | rare soft feather: light | |
Sussex | soft feather: heavy | |
Taiwan | Asian hard feather | |
Thai Game | Asian hard feather | |
Thüringian | rare soft feather: light | |
Tomaru | rare long crowers | |
Tôtenko | rare long crowers | |
Transylvanian Naked Neck | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Tuzo | Asian hard feather | |
Vorwerk | rare soft feather: light | |
Welbar | rare soft feather: light | |
Welsummer | soft feather: light | |
Wyandotte | soft feather: heavy | |
Wybar | rare soft feather: heavy | |
Yakaido | Asian hard feather | |
Yamato-Gunkei | Asian hard feather | |
Yokohama | rare soft feather: light |
Ducks
Breed | Classification | Image |
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Abacot Ranger | light | |
Aylesbury Duck | heavy | |
Bali Duck | light | |
Black East Indian Duck | bantam and call ducks | |
Blue Swedish | heavy | |
Buff Orpington Duck | light | |
Call Duck | bantam and call ducks | |
Campbell Duck | light | |
Cayuga Duck | heavy | |
Crested Duck | light | |
Hook Bill Duck | light | |
Indian Runner | light | |
Magpie Duck | light | |
Muscovy Duck | heavy | |
Pekin Duck | heavy | |
Rouen Clair | heavy | |
Rouen Duck | heavy | |
Saxony Duck | heavy | |
Silver Appleyard duck | heavy | |
Silver Appleyard Miniature Duck | bantam and call ducks | |
Silver Bantam | bantam and call ducks | |
Welsh Harlequin Duck | light |
Geese
Breed | Classification | Image |
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African Goose | heavy | |
American Buff Goose | heavy | |
Brecon Buff Goose | medium | |
Buff Back Goose | medium | |
Chinese Goose | light | |
Czech Goose | light | |
Embden Goose | heavy | |
Grey Back Goose | medium | |
Pilgrim Goose | light | |
Pomeranian Goose | medium | |
Roman Goose | light | |
Sebastopol Goose | light | |
Shetland Goose | light | |
Skåne Goose | heavy | |
Steinbacher | light | |
Toulouse Goose | heavy | |
West of England Goose | heavy |
Turkeys
Breed | Classification | Image |
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Blue or Lavender Turkey | light | |
Bourbon Red Turkey | heavy | |
Bronze Turkey | heavy | |
Buff Turkey | light | |
Narragansett Turkey | heavy | |
Nebraskan Spotted Turkey | heavy | |
Norfolk Black Turkey | light | |
Pied or Cröllwitzer Turkey | light | |
Slate Turkey | light | |
White Turkey | light |
References
- ^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Accessed August 2014.
- ^ Victoria Roberts (2008). British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 9781405156424. p. iii–vi.