Chicken Breed Directory
74 breeds across 5 regional groups — find your perfect flock.
American
Bred in the USA for hardy, productive flocks
Rhode Island Red
5.4 eggs/wk · Brown
Barred Plymouth Rock
5.4 eggs/wk · Brown
Black Australorp
5.8 eggs/wk · Brown
Ameraucana
4.2 eggs/wk · Blue
Silver Laced Wyandotte
4.2 eggs/wk · Brown
Dominique
4.4 eggs/wk · Brown
Jersey Giant
3.5 eggs/wk · Brown
New Hampshire Red
5 eggs/wk · Brown
Delaware
4.8 eggs/wk · Brown
Buckeye
3.8 eggs/wk · Brown
Chantecler
4.2 eggs/wk · Brown
Araucana
3.5 eggs/wk · Blue
Java
3.5 eggs/wk · Brown
Iowa Blue
3.8 eggs/wk · Brown
Cubalaya
2.3 eggs/wk · White
Holland
4 eggs/wk · White
European
Heritage breeds from Britain and Northern Europe
Buff Orpington
3.8 eggs/wk · Brown
Black Copper Marans
3.5 eggs/wk · Dark Brown
Cream Legbar
4.4 eggs/wk · Blue
Welsummer
3.8 eggs/wk · Dark Brown
Barnevelder
3.8 eggs/wk · Dark Brown
Light Sussex
4.8 eggs/wk · Cream
Speckled Sussex
4.6 eggs/wk · Brown
White Crested Polish
2.9 eggs/wk · White
Salmon Faverolles
3.8 eggs/wk · Cream
Hamburg
3.8 eggs/wk · White
Turken
3.8 eggs/wk · Brown
Bielefelder
4.4 eggs/wk · Brown
Sebright
1.5 eggs/wk · White
Mille Fleur d'Uccle
1.9 eggs/wk · Cream
Campine
3.5 eggs/wk · White
Lakenvelder
3.1 eggs/wk · White
Svart Höna
2.9 eggs/wk · White
Dutch Bantam
3.1 eggs/wk · White
Redcap
3.8 eggs/wk · White
Breese
4.8 eggs/wk · Cream
Houdan
3.1 eggs/wk · White
Crèvecoeur
2.3 eggs/wk · White
Dorking
3.3 eggs/wk · White
Croatian Hen
3.8 eggs/wk · White
Altsteirer
3.5 eggs/wk · White
Appenzeller Spitzhauben
2.9 eggs/wk · White
Vorwerk
3.3 eggs/wk · Cream
Icelandic
3.8 eggs/wk · White
Mediterranean
Heat-tolerant layers from Southern Europe
Asian
Ancient breeds from Asia — ornamental to game
Light Brahma
2.9 eggs/wk · Brown
Buff Cochin
2.9 eggs/wk · Brown
White Silkie
1.9 eggs/wk · Cream
Ayam Cemani
1.5 eggs/wk · Cream
Sumatra
1.9 eggs/wk · White
Yokohama
1.5 eggs/wk · Cream
Frizzle
2.3 eggs/wk · Brown
Aseel
0.8 eggs/wk · Brown
Malay
1.3 eggs/wk · Brown
Pekin Bantam
2.3 eggs/wk · Cream
Phoenix
1.5 eggs/wk · White
Shamo
1.2 eggs/wk · Brown
Sultan
1 eggs/wk · White
Red Junglefowl
0.4 eggs/wk · White
Serama
1.2 eggs/wk · Cream
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