Chicken Breeds

The Araucana is known to originate from the old Arauca region between Northern Chile and Southern Peru, in the ancestral home of the Incas (who now are more popularly known as Aruca Indians). The blue eggs that distinguish the breed are very exclusive in the world of poultry.

This is the original Australian utility chicken breed. It is a large, soft-feathered bird with glossy black feathers and a lustrous green sheen. It is hardy, docile and a good egg-layer as well as meat bird. .

The Dorking is possibly the oldest recorded lineage of any pure breed poultry. This hen is thought to be the original ‘British’ breed, at one time the most popular chicken kept in England. This old five-toed breed has known many names in its long history and takes its present name, Dorking, from a market town in the south of England.

Frizzle is a mutant in the chicken in which the feathers grow so that they curve outward, instead of lying smoothly along the bird's body. It can occur in many breeds.

The Plymouth Rock is a dual-purpose, cold-hardy bird that originated in the United States and makes a great breed for the small farm or backyard flock owner.

The first written account of the Silkie comes from Marco Polo, who mentioned chickens with fur-like plumage in his Asian travelogues in the 13th century. Once an oddity promoted in sideshows, today, this ornamental breed is fairly common in the poultry world.

Welsommer chickens originally from the small village of Welsum, in the east part of the Netherlands. They are a light, docile breed, with rustic-red and orange colour.

The Wyandotte is a breed of chicken originating in the United States. The first examples of the breed appeared in 1870s. The Wyandotte is a medium sized bird with a rose comb and clean legs.