Turkeys
BLUE SLATE TURKEY
2017
Breed
Guide
chickens • ducks • turkeys
BRONZE TURKEY
Main Use: Ornamental/Meat Production
Egg Production: Poor
Egg Color: Off-White
Main Use: Meat Production
Egg Production: Poor
Egg Color: Off-White
Main Use: Meat Production
Egg Production: Poor
Egg Color: Off-White
Considered a rare breed of Turkey, past
breeding is thought to be derived from the
Spanish Black Turkey of USA and the Norfolk
Black in England.
The Bronze Broad Breasted Turkey is considered
by some to be the largest and heaviest of the
Turkey variety. The Bronze strain is an American
origination. An excellent turkey to raise for family
meat production and has an excellent feed to
meat conversion rate. However, they will have a
shorter natural life span than a heritage turkey
and have a generally very poor reproduction rate
because of their large size.
The White Broad Breasted Turkey is the most
common of commercial broad breasted strains
of eating Turkeys on the market today.
The Blue Slate Turkey makes an excellent
forager and backyard/farm turkey. They are
capable of reproducing naturally and do go
broody.
The White Broad Breasted Turkey is also one
of the largest of the breeds and generally are
not able to reproduce very well. They have an
excellent feed to meat conversion ratio.
Ducks
WHITE PEKIN
KHAKI CAMPBELL
Chicks
LARGE WHITE TURKEY
AUSTRA WHITE
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Good
Egg Color: White / Cream
BARRED ROCK
The Austra White is a cross between a Black
Australorp rooster and a White Leghorn hen.
They were first developed in the early 1900’s.
This cross produces offspring that are very
good layers throughout the year and lay a large
off-white/cream color egg. The Austra White
pullet will be white with little black specks in
some feathers. This cross is considered to be
a heavier breed and their disposition is calmer
than the pure Leghorn chicken breed. There are
many benefits raising baby chickens from this
cross. These hens will lay a lot of large eggs;
have good feed to egg production ratios and
are good for backyards.
BLACK AUSTRALORP
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Very Good
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Egg / Meat Production
Egg Production: Excellent
Egg Color: Brown
The Barred Rock is an excellent winter/
summer brown egg layer. It is great for
backyard poultry production and is a very kid
friendly chicken. The Barred Rock is a single
comb (straight comb) and has a straight
pattern in the barred feathers.
The Black Australorp chickens originated in
Australia, were bred for egg production but
also are good for meat. Known for their shiny
rich black feathering, this chicken breed makes
an excellent winter laying hen. Just make sure
you have a wind break and dry bedding in your
chicken coop or chicken house. Always make
sure you have shady areas for the Black
Australorp chicken so they do not overheat in
the summer.
ROUEN
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Excellent
Egg Color: Black to White
Main Use: Egg Production
Egg Production: Excellent
Egg Color: White
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Excellent
Egg Color: Blue-Green to Near-White
The Pekin Duck originated in China and was
introduced into the Americas in the 1870s.
This duck is a very hardy and fast growing
duck and is used for meat. The White Pekin
Duck is one of the most popular breeds of
ducks and have a fast growth rate and hatching
ability. They are entertaining and very active.
Khaki Campbell Duck originated in England
in 1901 and is one of most prolific egg layers
of the duck breeds. They are an avid forager
and are very active. They make a good farm
or backyard duck. Khaki Campbell Duck
drakes have an upright posture and a green
or bluish-green bill, greenish-bronze heads
and backs, with the remainder of the plumage
being a shade of khaki tan. Generally they lay
their first egg at 20 weeks of age.
Rouen Ducks are the basic coloration of the
Mallards only larger and do not fly more than
100 feet. A French breed that is used both
for eggs and meat. A great water fowl for the
ranch pond, they make good backyard ducks
and are good for insect control. The Rouen
Duck is calm, sociable and very entertaining as
pets. The Rouen Duck is a slower grower than
the Pekin.
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DOMINIQUE
BLACK SEX LINK
CHERRY EGGERS
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Good
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Very Good
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Good
Egg Color: Brown
This chicken has been around in the old English
history long before poultry standards existed.
The Dominique chicken is often confused with
the Barred Rock chicken which has a straight
comb and slightly straighter and darker barred
markings. Dominique’s are a great bird with a
notable rose comb, barred feathering similar to
the Barred Plymouth Rock and a dual all purpose
chicken. Dominique chickens are generally calm,
a gentle breed that makes for a good choice
for raising free range chickens because of their
barred feather pattern that is thought to offer
some protection from aerial predators.
The Sex Link Hybrid is the result of crossing
two heritage purebred poultry standard chicken
breeds together, the Rhode Island Red Chicken
rooster and the Barred Rock Chicken hen. The
grown roosters have faded barred with light
colored neck hackle feathers, grown pullets
or hens are black with red mixed in their neck
hackle feathers. This hybrid chicken breed
makes for very vigorous chicks, rugged brown
egg laying hens and good cockerel chicken
fryers. Although not a show chicken,
they are great for raising hens for eggs and
pet chickens for the backyard or farm.
Cherry Egger chickens are a Rhode Island Red
breed. They are a good egg laying production
chicken, laying large brown eggs. They are well
known as the best chickens for eggs and kids.
The Cherry Eggers chicken make a great pick
for raising backyard chickens. Cherry Egger
chickens do very well in the winter as long as
you have a wind break and dry chicken house
or chicken coop.
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EASTER EGGER
GOLDEN COMET
CINNAMON QUEEN
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Very Good
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Excellent
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Meat Production
Egg Production: Poor
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Egg Production
Egg Production: Excellent
Egg Color: Various
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Good
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Excellent
Egg Color: Brown
Buff Orpington Chickens originated in England. These
“Golden Chicken Beauties” are a large, stately chicken
of a quiet disposition. Buff Orpington chickens are
one of the best chickens for eggs and for chicken
meat. They are white skinned, plump, and juicy for a
great dressed out eating meat chicken.
The Cinnamon Queens are one of two modern day
production brown egg laying strains from hybrid
breeding that produce fast body development, fast
egg production and rich brown egg shell color. These
strains will start to lay eggs at a younger age than
most standard breeds and produce big large/extra
large brown eggs. They are also color sexable as
cockerel chicks are white, and the pullet chicks are
more brownish red in color. Feathering color varies
with brownish feathers and white feathers on the
adult hens. In the adult rooster feathering color varies
from totally white, to white with light, to dark red
feathers in shoulder feathers.
The Cornish Cross Chicken is a cross between the
Commercial Cornish chicken and a White Rock
Chicken. They were developed for the commercial
meat chicken market. They are a rapid grower. This
breed is bred specifically to butcher or harvest for
meat production. Generally, if the Cornish broiler
chicken is NOT butchered/dressed it will have health
issues with the heart, bones, muscles, tendon and
sores from sitting all the time.
The “Easter Egg Chickens” have a wide variety of
feather colors, feather color patterns, feather
combinations of colors with a full beard under the
beak and high egg production of colorful egg shells.
The color of their egg shells vary from pale blue
chicken eggs to dark blue to various shades of green
and a few light brownish/pink eggs.
Originated in Wisconsin in 1880, The Black
Laced Golden Wyandotte chickens are a docile
bird, clean legs, mostly black laced golden
feathers and black tail; Red rose comb,
earlobes, and wattles.
The Golden Comet chickens are known for their fast
body development, fast egg production and rich
brown egg shell color. This strain will start to lay
eggs at a younger age than most standard breeds and
produce large to extra large brown eggs. They are also
color sexable as chicks for the first generation which
are the chicks you receive. As chicks the cockerels are
white and the pullets are more brownish red in color.
Leg color is mostly yellow but will get some greenish
color in the leg color. Hens feathering color varies with
brownish feathers and white feathers. Adult rooster
feathering color varies from totally white to white with
light to dark red feathers on shoulder feathers.
Even though the Buff Orpington chicken becomes a
very heavy and large bird, this does not always mean
a larger egg. The Buff Orpington will lay a medium
size egg. They also make for excellent egg setters and
mothers for baby chicks.
LIGHT BRAHMA
RED SEX LINK
CORNISH CROSS
GOLDEN WYANDOTTE
BUFF ORPINGTON
The meat is delicious and it has a taste similar to
quail. The “Easter Egg Chickens” are great chickens
for backyards, chicken coops, larger chicken houses
and for raising free range chickens.
This breed is your best option for efficient feed/time
to butcher weight. Raise these chickens in a free
range chicken coop.
RHODE ISLAND RED
NEW HAMPSHIRE
They will on occasion go broody and they make
excellent mothers.
They work well in confinement or
free range and make a great back yard type
chicken.
SPECKLED SUSSEX
SILVER LACED WYANDOTTE
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Good
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Good
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Excellent
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Very Good
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Good
Egg Color: Brown
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Good
Egg Color: Brown
Originated in Asia and brought to this country in the
mid-1800’s. Light Brahma chickens are exceptionally
quiet, gentle, and easy to handle.
The Red Sex Link Hybrid Chicken is the result of
crossing two heritage chicken breeds, the pure Rhode
Island Red Chicken rooster with a pure Delaware
Chicken hen. The results are a color sexed baby chick
and chick offspring of vigor and health. The chicken
cockerels are shades of light colors and the chicken
pullets are shades of reds. This hybrid chicken is
made from two of the best heritage chicken breeds
with a long history of egg production, and is a great
choice for raising backyard chickens and chicken
breed for eggs or chicken fun. They are well suited
for small chicken coops, larger chicken houses,
tractor chicken pens and free range chicken farming.
Originated in Rhode Island, and is the state bird of
Rhode Island.The Single Comb Rhode Island Red
Chicken is one of the most popular breed for brown
egg laying production.
The New Hampshire chicken breed was developed in
1915 from a strain of Rhode Island Reds brought into
New Hampshire state. This lighter colored red chicken
was later recognized as a distinct chicken breed in
1935 and sometimes called a New Hampshire Red.
Originated in New York State and is the parent variety
of the all of the other Wyandottes. The Black Laced
Silver Wyandotte chickens are a docile bird, clean
legs, mostly black laced silvery white feathers and
black tail; Red rose comb, earlobes, and wattles.
This chicken breed will lay very large brown eggs for
you to eat or eggs for sale and is one of the great
chicken heritage breeds in the USA. If you wish for a
chicken that is calm, matures early, lays good, and is
of heavy weight, then the New Hampshire chicken is
what you’re looking for.
They will on occasion go broody and they make
excellent mothers.
This chicken originated in the county of Sussex and
is a very old English breed. The Sussex is a very
gentle and colorful bird. This variety of the Sussex
breed makes for a good backyard chicken and dual
purpose for meat or egg production. This bird is a
very good layer and handles confinement well.
Their small pea comb, great size, and heavy plumage
make them almost immune to cold weather. They
have feathered legs.
The hens are good layers of brown eggs,
excellent brood mothers and very children friendly
for pets. The Light Brahma Chickens are a mostly
white coloring but has black tail feathers and
neck feathers have black in them.
WHITE LEGHORN
Main Use: Egg Production
Egg Production: Excellent Egg Color: White
They are a popular chicken choice for backyard
chicken flocks because of their egg laying abilities and
hardiness. Rhode Island Red chicks are a good choice
for raising baby chickens naturally and raising baby
chickens for eggs.
The Rhode Island Red is a true heritage chicken breed
picked as a great choice for chicken breeds for eggs.
White Leghorns are good layers of white eggs, laying
an average of 280 per year and sometimes reaching 300–320.
This breed is very athletic, hardy, non-sitters and lay very nice
large/extra large white eggs.
A good dual purpose chicken, a member of the Plymouth Rock
family and known by their short name as a white rock chicken.
They lay large to extra large brown eggs and the cockerels
make very good fryers.
They are great for free range chicken farming or organic free
range chicken eggs. Leghorns rarely exhibit broodiness and are
thus well suited for uninterrupted egg laying. The Leghorn is a
light breed that matures quickly and is not considered a viable
meat producer.
White Rocks hens have similar characteristics as the Barred
Rocks and are pure white in color. Chick fuzz can be white to
all shades of dark smoky with color turning to white as new
juvenile feathers emerge. They are graceful, inquisitive, friendly
and easy to manage. White Rocks hens have soft feathers and
a dawn like undercoat, making them very cold hardy.
Leghorns are active and efficient foragers and are one of the
best for free range chickens that can avoid predators. They
typically avoid human contact and tend to be nervous/flighty.
WHITE ROCK
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Very Good Egg Color: Brown
Hens start laying eggs on average at about 5 months after
hatching and are among some earliest maturing laying hens.
They work well in confinement or free range and
are a great back yard chicken.
Their speckled coloring makes them blend in with the
background and camouflages them from predators
such as coyotes, and foxes. They molt each year
and more speckles appear so they become even more
colorful the older they get.
Originated and developed in the state of Delaware USA in the
1940’s and admitted into the American Standard of Perfection
in 1952. The Delaware is a dual purpose chicken with a single
comb and a layer of brown eggs. Plumage is nearly white with
black feathers around the neck and tail and the bird is a rapid
grower.
Delaware
Main Use: Egg/Meat Production
Egg Production: Very Good Egg Color: Brown
Origin comes from a hatchery man crossing Rock-Reds and
occasionally a white colored chick would be in a tray
considered to be a “off color” a “sport”. These white chicks
grew very fast and big and after of years of breeding the white
offspring they eventually became consistent with their color and
color patterns and become a standard breed.