This is a list of chicken breeds, their laying abilities, looks and colours.
Excellent Layers: ( Mediterranean breeds tend to be the best layers. Economical eaters. Good for turning little food into eggs. Flighty. Not broody. )
Leghorns. White Leghorns are the best purebred layers but you can also get many other colours in Leghorn that are fantastic layers as well, like: Blue, blue-red, brown in dark and light, exchequer and black.
Minorca's - Similar to Leghorns. They come in black, white and blue.
Lakenvelder's - Rare.
Domonique - Rare. Barred breed.
Dorkings - Old and rare breed. Come in Silver grey.
Dual purpose: ( Heavy breeds. Still good layers. Eat more than Mediterranean breeds. Less flighty. Tend to be more friendly and smarter. Moderately broody.).
Rhode Island Reds - Red and White.
Plymouth Rocks - Barred. White.
Sussex - Speckled, buff, platinum, light, silver.
Australorps - Blue, Black.
Faverolles - Salmon, black.
Delaware - White.
Dual purpose: ( Heavy breeds. Steady egg layers ).
Barnevelders.
Welsummers.
Wyandottes - Many, many colours of lacing.
Langshans - Good winter layers.
Brahmas.
Colourful egg layers: ( Blue eggs. Green eggs. Chocolate eggs. Pink eggs. )
Araucana's - Blue or green egg layers.
Ameraucana's - Blue, green or sometimes a pinky cream.
EE's - These are mixes and can lay Blue's, greens, pinks, chocolate coloured eggs depending on their mix.
Marans - Lay very dark brown eggs, almost milk chocolate in colour.
Barnevelders - Dark brown.
Welsummers - Dark Brown.
Colourful breeds: ( Not the best egg layers but make up for it in flamboyant colours, long tails, weird feathers and feathered feet. Great broodies. ).
Frizzle.
Silkie - Very broody.
DU'ccle.
Wyandottes - Good layers, just put them in this category because of their colour.
Yokohama.
Phoenix.
Brahma.
Sumatra.
Hybrids: ( Prolific layers. Eat a lot but lay and lay and lay. Burn out after 1-2 years. ).
Sex-Links ( Also called Red stars, ISA Browns, Goldlines. ) - Black, Red, White, Amber.
White Leghorn Hybrids.
Rhode Island Hybrids.
( These are most certainly not all the breeds and all the information on the breeds listed. Not all colours have been listed either. It is just a rough guide to help point chicken enthusiasts in the right direction when picking a breed. )
Excellent Layers: ( Mediterranean breeds tend to be the best layers. Economical eaters. Good for turning little food into eggs. Flighty. Not broody. )
Leghorns. White Leghorns are the best purebred layers but you can also get many other colours in Leghorn that are fantastic layers as well, like: Blue, blue-red, brown in dark and light, exchequer and black.
Minorca's - Similar to Leghorns. They come in black, white and blue.
Lakenvelder's - Rare.
Domonique - Rare. Barred breed.
Dorkings - Old and rare breed. Come in Silver grey.
Dual purpose: ( Heavy breeds. Still good layers. Eat more than Mediterranean breeds. Less flighty. Tend to be more friendly and smarter. Moderately broody.).
Rhode Island Reds - Red and White.
Plymouth Rocks - Barred. White.
Sussex - Speckled, buff, platinum, light, silver.
Australorps - Blue, Black.
Faverolles - Salmon, black.
Delaware - White.
Dual purpose: ( Heavy breeds. Steady egg layers ).
Barnevelders.
Welsummers.
Wyandottes - Many, many colours of lacing.
Langshans - Good winter layers.
Brahmas.
Colourful egg layers: ( Blue eggs. Green eggs. Chocolate eggs. Pink eggs. )
Araucana's - Blue or green egg layers.
Ameraucana's - Blue, green or sometimes a pinky cream.
EE's - These are mixes and can lay Blue's, greens, pinks, chocolate coloured eggs depending on their mix.
Marans - Lay very dark brown eggs, almost milk chocolate in colour.
Barnevelders - Dark brown.
Welsummers - Dark Brown.
Colourful breeds: ( Not the best egg layers but make up for it in flamboyant colours, long tails, weird feathers and feathered feet. Great broodies. ).
Frizzle.
Silkie - Very broody.
DU'ccle.
Wyandottes - Good layers, just put them in this category because of their colour.
Yokohama.
Phoenix.
Brahma.
Sumatra.
Hybrids: ( Prolific layers. Eat a lot but lay and lay and lay. Burn out after 1-2 years. ).
Sex-Links ( Also called Red stars, ISA Browns, Goldlines. ) - Black, Red, White, Amber.
White Leghorn Hybrids.
Rhode Island Hybrids.
( These are most certainly not all the breeds and all the information on the breeds listed. Not all colours have been listed either. It is just a rough guide to help point chicken enthusiasts in the right direction when picking a breed. )
