Top Ten Endangered Chickens In The Usa

[Gresh]

What ten breeds do you think are the rarest in the USA? Of course, there are many breeds we could all choose based on our own knowledge, so I thought maybe we could all upload our own "Top 10" lists, and average the results to get a good idea of what the truth is

Here's my list, for starters (I wouldn't say this is in any particular order):

1. Kraienkoppe
2. Russian Orloff
3. Malay
4. Shamo
5. Asil
6. American Game
7. Old English Game (Large Fowl)
8. Ameracaunas (NOT Easter Eggers)
9. Spitzhauben
10. Buckeye

Again, not in any particular order, and this list is based only on my rather limited knowledge. However, I do know that Kraienkoppes, Orloffs, and the Oriental Gamefowl I listed are quite rare and deserve a lot more attention than they get from the APA and other established poultry organizations.

Let's see some lists, folks!

 

[Mahonri]

Icelandics have very few breeders here in the USA.

 

[CapricornFarm]

How about Silver Sussex? Iowa Blues?

 

[SilkieBantams]

Jubilee Orpingtons have only two farm breeders so far in the US.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I am thinking Golden Campines and Nankins.

 

[groundpecker]

An informative link about rare/uncommon breeds.

http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/wtchlist.html#chickens

 

[rebel-rousing-at-night]

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I would add Brabanters.

As far as what the ALBC has listed it is my understanding from some breed threads here that many rare breeds are not on that list. I think the reason was because they were not being shown and had no SOP.
I'm not positive about the reason but it was something along the line of what I said.

So in that case there are very many.

 

[Illia]

I would take everything off that list but the Kraienkoppe.

In fact you're forgetting Araucanas which are far more rare than Ameraucanas.

But honestly, these are much more rare (in good quality, but some are just flat out rare in any quality) than what's on the list.


Campines
La Fleche
Redcaps
Catalanas
Crevecoeurs
Sultans
Houdans
Sicilian Buttercups
Malays
Madagascar Game
Ga Noi
Hollands
White Faced Black Spanish
Lakenvelders
Rhode Island Whites


I do not follow the ALBC because they count ALL stock including hatchery, which is unfair considering that nulls out Am's and Araucanas due to apparent confusion with Easter Eggers, it nulls out the fact that heritage New Hampshires (very rare) are very different from hatchery ones, and somehow considers non-Industrial Rhode Island Reds as common, when in fact, how is that, when true type ones (especially Rose Combed) are more on the rare side, the Industrial ones are very, very common and are likely what they're counting.


Delawares and Buckeyes I'm sorry are getting quite a bit of popularity as the years progress. Icelandics too, and they technically are a land-race not a breed. Imported breeds like Denizli and Breda Fowl are too recent for me to count.


My opinion.

 

[chickmashnoon]

La Fleche
Crevecoeurs
Lamona
White Faced Black Spanish
Lakenvelders


I don't know that much about heritage breeds, but I do notice the La Fleche and Crevecoeurs are harder to find cause those are two that I am interested in! I remember reading that someone was trying to re-create the Lamona breed but I think the original is either extinct or so low of numbers that they were worried about too much interbreeding.

 

[chikincrazee]

Im thinking nankins...people think they are games all the time...chanteclers...iowa blues ....shamos...just to name a few