THE UNIVERSAL COMPENDIUM

Common Chicken Breeds

Breed	Class	Egg Colour	Skin Colour	Comb Type	Eye Colour	Earlobe Colour	Shank Colour	Plumage Colour	Main Use
Leghorn - white	Mediterranean	white	yellow	single	reddish bay	white	yellow	white	egg production
Minorca - black	Mediterranean	white	white	single	brown	white	dark slate	black	egg production
Andalusian - blue	Mediterranean	white	white	single	reddish bay	white	dark slaty-blue	slaty-blue	egg production
Plymouth Rock - barred	American	brown	yellow	single	reddish bay	red	yellow	barred (sex-linked)	dual purpose, and for crossing
Plymouth Rock - white	American	brown	yellow	single	reddish bay	red	yellow	white	broiler
New Hampshire	American	brown	yellow	single	reddish bay	red	yellow	red	broiler
Rhode Island red	American	brown	yellow	single	reddish bay	red	yellow	dark red	dual purpose
Cornish - white	English	brown	yellow	pea	pearl	red	yellow	white	male line cross-breeding
Australorp	English	tinted	white	single	brown	red	dark slate with white bottom feet	black	cross-breeding
Brahma - light	Asiatic	brown	yellow	pea	reddish bay	red	yellow and feathered	white and black	cross-breeding

Sources Gillespie, J. R. Modern Livestock & Poultry Production, 2nd ed. USA: Delmar Publishers Inc., 1983.

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