BREEDS OF CHICKEN

Dr Rameswar PandaTeaching Assistant

Dept. of Livestock Production ManagementCollege of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad

AMERICAN CLASS OF CHICKENBreed Comb

typeColour of ear lobe

Colour of skin

Colour of shank

Egg shell colour

Shank Feathers

Ply mouth rock

Single Red Yellow Yellow Brown No

Wyandotte

Rose Red Yellow Yellow Brown No

Rhode Island Red

Single/Rose

Red Yellow Yellow Brown No

New Hampshire

Single Red Yellow Yellow Brown No

Jersey Black Giant

Single Red/Grey Yellow/Black

Brown Brown No

PLY MOUTH ROCK White ply mouth

rock

Dual purpose

Barred ply mouth rock

WYNDOTTE Buffed Wyndotte

Dual type

White Wyndotte

RHODE ISLAND RED Obtained by

crossing of Brahma/Langshan and Chittagong fowls.

Dual purpose breed

Suited to tropical climate

NEW HAMPSHIRE Evolved from

Rhode Island Red

Dual purpose type.

JERSEY BLACK GIANT

Largest chicken breed

ENGLISH CLASS BREEDSBreed Comb

typeColour of ear lobe

Colour of skin

Colour of shank

Egg shell colour

Shank Feathers

Australorp Single Red White/black

Black Brown No

Cornish Pea Red Yellow Yellow Brown No

Dorking Single Red White White Tinted brown

No

Orphington

Single Red White Bluish Brown No

Sussex Single Red White White Tinted brown

No

AUSTRLORP Lustrous Greenish

black

Developed from Orphington

Dual purpose

Dark Cornish

White Cornish

White Laced Red Cornish

Produced by crossing Aseel/Malay breed with English game breeds

DORKING

Silver grey colour

ORPINGTONBlack

White

Blue

Buff

SUSSEX

Light

Red

Speckled

MEDITERRANEAN CLASS

Breed Comb type

Colour of ear lobe

Colour of skin

Colour of shank

Egg shell colour

Shank Feathers

Leghorn Single/Rose

White Yellow Yellow White No

Minorca Single White Black/white/blue

Black/blue

White No

Ancona Single/Rose

White Yellow Yellow White No

Andalusian

Single White White Black White No

LEGHORN

12 Varieties. White is popular

MINORCA

White

Buff

Black

ANCONA

Looks like White LeghornGood forager, non broody

ANDALUSIAN

ASIATIC CLASS

Breed Comb type

Colour of ear lobe

Colour of skin

Colour of shank

Egg shell colour

Shank Feathers

Brahma Pea Red Yellow Yellow Brown Yes

Cochin Single Red Yellow Blue/black

Brown Yes

Langshan Single Red Black/brown

Yellow Brown Yes

BRAHMA

Light

Buff

Dark

COCHIN

WhiteBlack

Buff Patridge

LANGSHAN

White

Black

POPULAR CROSSESAustralorp-White Leghorn-RIR cross

Red Rock cross

Male RIR and female Ply Mouth rock.

Single comb White leghorn is used widely for hybrid egg production

The White Plymouth Rock is commonly used for crossbred broiler production