Breeding chickens can not only provide the owner with meat and eggs, but also become a good business. In addition to the organization of conditions for keeping poultry, it is important to choose the breed of chickens in accordance with the direction of the farm or the preferences of the owner of a private farm.
Meat and egg
Meat and egg breeds are called chickens, which at the same time have a good set of meat and show good egg production.
Australorps
There are different types of color Australorp. The comb, earrings, earlobes and beards are bright scarlet. The shape of the crest in males is leaf-shaped, five-toothed, dark brown iris of the eyes, dark or gray metatarsus, lighter are the fingers and claws, and the sole of the paws is white.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
up to 4 | until 3 | 55-58 | 200-300, there are eggs with 2 yolks | 5-6,5 | incubator |
Australorps are peaceable, not cocky and timid. Roosters are very active, despite their decent weight. Keep them should be 4 pieces per square meter of area. It is necessary to ensure a balanced supply of trace elements to the laying hens, otherwise they will produce eggs without shells.
Adler silver
Adler silver is worn with white feathers on the body, and feathers with a fringing - on the wings, in the tail and on the mane. These are powerful birds with powerful legs. On the head there is a red leaf-shaped crest, red earlobes and earrings.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,5 | 2,1-3,5 | 45-60 | 150-200 | 6-8 | incubator |
One of the most favorite breeds of breeders. Owners praise immunity, lack of response to a hot climate. Chickens are kept in enclosures, as well as on walks where they successfully find food by foraging.
Amrox
Amroxes have a black and white shallow transverse strip. The chicken wears stripes wider and the cock narrower. The head is small, and the crest is large and red, leaf-shaped, supplemented with earlobes and earrings of the same color. Eyes are brown. The bird has a powerful skeleton, a wide chest, clearly distinguished legs, and a magnificent tail.
Dwarf Amroxes are the same, but with a weight of 1.1-1.3 kg.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
4,5 | 3,5 | 55-60 | 200-220 | 5-6 | incubator |
Amroks do not run away from walking and do not fly away, do not disturb neighbors in the yard. Hens and roosters feel great in a chicken coop if there is no possibility for walking. In winter, it is necessary to maintain the air temperature in the room about 5-10 degrees above zero. At the same time, Amroks are able to walk and swim in the snow.
Barbezier
Black feathers cast greenish. Chickens have brown eyes with yellowness, and the comb and beard are bright red. Roosters wear leaf-shaped ridges with deep teeth, up to 8 cm high and up to 14 cm long.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,5-6 | 2,1-3,5 | 60-70 | 200-250 | 6-8 | incubator |
The content of this breed is not too problematic. It does not need a heated chicken coop (except for the northern latitudes). The house needs soft and thick litter (straw, sawdust, hay), grass and horse manure - on a walk. Birds can fly high, so their wings are cut.
Barnovelder
The birds have a wide rounded body, a wide low chest, a wide head with a short dark yellow beak, small red elongated lobes, and eyes are red-orange. Coloring: white, dark brown with a double border, black with a green tint. Roosters have a low crest with 4-6 teeth.
Barnwealers are dwarf.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3-3,5 | 2,5-2,8 | 50-65 | about 180 | 7-8 | incubator |
The barnvedealers have a good character, are slow and lazy to fly (which allows saving at the height of the fence), but they sleep higher, for example, on a tree. Birds are very hardy and are not at all afraid of weather surprises, calmly laying their eggs in frost and heat. Walking is useful for these birds, as they easily gain excess weight.
Welsumer
The bird is strong, with a deflection in the back, with short legs and small wings. Roosters have highly set tails; the hens have a folded tail. On the head are red combs with several teeth, a lobe and a beard. The birds have red eyes surrounded by yellow skin. The colors of chickens fade when they actively lay their eggs.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,5 | 3,5 | 45-60 | 200 | 6-8 | hatching |
The breed is not difficult to maintain. Has a great friendly character. Chickens should be provided with a spacious corral with the possibility of foraging. In winter, for the Welsummers, it is necessary to equip a warmed chicken coop. The breed is dwarf, so it does not need a lot of food.
Hungarian giant
This is a large breed with a massive body, wide breasts. The color of the birds is red-brown, the roosters have medium-sized black tails, and the wings are more saturated in color. The neck is long, legs are medium in size, without feathers. On the head are small earlobes and a poorly developed rounded ridge, small earrings. Around the light yellow beak - red skin without feathers, eyes - small and red.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,6-4,5 | from 3.6 | 45-60 | 150-200 | 4-5 | hatching |
Even less experienced farmers can breed and maintain this breed. Suitable for growing in small farms. This requires dry houses, not necessarily heated. Hungarian giants love to walk and skillfully forag. They do not tolerate cells too well. The giants have only one problem: with overfeeding and lack of movement, they grow fat.
Wyandotte
Standard Wyandots have 16 color options. Feathering is typical for a significant part of the entire plumage.
Wyandotte is dwarf.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,8 | 3 | 48-62 | 140-200 | 6-9 | don't breed |
The breed is not demanding on the conditions of detention, cold-resistant. It has a calm and quiet character. You can keep it in a spacious cage in the winter, and in the aviary in the summer, it is worth considering the possibility of organizing ultraviolet baths. Well, if there is the possibility of grazing. Protecting the territory for walking is not necessary.
Galan or Russian black bearded
A large bird with a high rectangular body, a strong skeleton and a powerful neck. The head is large, there are no feathers around the beak, and the skin in this place is red. A beard covers the lobes and cervical region. Eyes are reddish-brown, bulging. Roosters do not have long feathers or braids in the tail.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
more than 3.6 | 2,1-3,5 | 45-60 | about 150 | 5-6 | hatching |
This breed can be raised by novice farmers. Galans easily get along with other bird species. Hens feel good both in a cage and on a walk, skillfully foraging. Galans walk with great success in frosty weather. But houses should be protected from damp and drafts. Galans retain egg production in the cold season.
Galosheyny
Golosheynye - fairly strong birds with a rectangular body. Their necks are featherless, they are red and s-shaped. Several types of color are allowed. All chickens have red ridges on their heads that descend to their beaks. The comb has a leaf-like shape with rounded teeth. Earrings and earlobes are also red, they stick out a little. Plumage dictates the color of the cornea of the eye. For example, black-skinned chickens have red eyes.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,6 | 3,5 | 45-60 | 200 | 6-8 | hatching |
Galosh chickens grow best in warm places. They can endure rare cooling, but not long. Hens can walk in winter at a temperature not lower than 15 degrees below zero and not for long. The chicken coop should be warm enough - from 5 to 15 degrees Celsius, but always ventilated.
Delaware
Hens and cocks, muscular and hardy. According to the standards, their coloring has only one appearance - these are white birds with black and white feathers encircling a strong neck. The chicken wears a small comb, earlobes and earrings. And the rooster is a leaf-shaped crest with five teeth of a rather large size and bright red color.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,5 | 2,1 | 45-60 | 200-250 | 4-5 | incubation |
This is a breed that even a not very experienced poultry breeder can contain. Delaware is quite good for a household. The breed is endowed with a calm and even phlegmatic character, can live in a cage, converges well with other birds and people. They tolerate the cold well, but in winter egg production decreases.
Jersey giant
The breed is tall and large. The bird has long muscular and widely spaced legs with impressive hips, legs and four fingers. Beak is black with a yellowish tip. The heads of roosters are large and wide with a leaf-shaped vertical scallop. The lobes are medium-sized, bright scarlet. The eyes are dark brown, almost black, convex and round. Chickens are not too different from roosters, they are lower and smaller.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
7 | 4 | 55-68 | 180 | 6-7 | incubator |
The breed refers more to the meat species. The option of outdoor walking in warm time is preferable - the Giants do not fly far. If this is not possible, the Jersey giant can be kept in a closed chicken coop, 1-2 individuals per square meter of area. In winter, it is desirable that the air temperature in the chicken coop does not drop to more than 5 degrees below zero.
Dominic
Dominiks are often compared with hawks, since there is a similarity in color - feathers with a white base and dark stripes. On the head of the birds is a medium sized crest, red earlobes and earrings. The back of the rooster is curved by the letter U, since the tail is vertical. Chicken is not decorated with such a tail and their backs are sloping, their shoulders are above the tail.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,6 | 2,1-3,5 | 45-60 | 150-200 | 6-8 | hatching |
The breed was bred for both northern and southern territories. Hens - have a calm character. At the same time, Dominica’s cocks are very aggressive and persistent fighters. Therefore, it is desirable to immediately limit the number of roosters in the herd. For Dominicans should create conditions for foraging and the ability to use fine gravel for digestion.
Zagorsk Salmon
Zagorsk salmon have a light brown plumage combined with a pale pink and orange hue. The body of the birds is large, slightly expanding downward, the back is elongated, the legs are strong and long. The heads of roosters are decorated with leaf-shaped red crests, a red beard and earlobes. Beaks of birds are yellow. The color of the beak, crest, and urine of the hens is much lighter.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,0-3,5 | 2,5-2,7 | 60-89 | 250 | 6-8 | incubator |
The breed is bred for a cold climate. Even a beginner poultry breeder can work with it. Zagorsk salmon is properly kept with the possibility of walking and foraging in the poultry yard in the summer, and in the winter in an unheated chicken coop, but if the frost is severe, then it is better to find a way to make the house warm.
Catalan
The plumage should have a beautiful buff of light color and sideburns with a reddish tint, a red beard. Cocks are always vertical, and in chickens - 4 hang down to the side and one, the very first, is set up. The eyes are dark red and the beak is pink. Tails of birds are black with a green tint, legs without feathers, their color is green or gray.
The dwarf subspecies of Catalan chicken weighs 900 grams.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,0-3,5 | 2,1-3,5 | 45-60 | 150-200 | 6-8 | incubator |
Catalan chickens are an excellent breed for breeding in private farms, if you treat birds with an understanding of their special qualities:
- the bird is sensitive to low temperatures, therefore it is not suitable for breeding in the northern latitudes;
- it is necessary to ensure free walking and access to very fine gravel or clean sand - for digestion.
Kyrgyz grays
Chickens have a large conical body with a small head. The plumage is striped, black and white, more colorful than plain. Birds have a small leaf-shaped comb and red lobes. The length of the strong legs is medium.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,5 | 2,1 | 45-60 | 150-200 | 6-8 | hatching |
Unpretentious to the conditions of detention. They do not try to escape from a person, they do not fly high therefore, corrals do not have to be made too high. Get along with the other inhabitants of the poultry yard.
Kuchinsky anniversary
Color Kuchinok light brown with a pink tint. The birds have yellowish-brown beaks and legs of the same color. Roosters often wear red feathers, black breasts and a fluffy black tail, proudly planted head. They are very large and stately.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,5-4 | 2-3 | 60 | 240 | 5,5-6 | hatching |
This breed is one of the most common in Russia. A big plus of the breed is that laying hens bring eggs even in 15-degree frost. The character is calm. These birds can be released on a walk even in winter. The only possible problem of the Kuchinsky anniversary is the tendency to obesity.
Moscow white
Moscow White is a strong chicken on short legs and with a wide body with bright yellow metatarsus and beak. The lobes and comb are bright red, the comb is adjacent to the head, which prevents frostbite. The tail and wings are well developed.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,6 | 2,7 | 60 | 250 | 5-6 | incubator |
The peculiarity of the breed is that it was bred specifically for the climate of Russia. All that is required of the kurovod: to provide a complete diet and protect the chicken coop from drafts. Layers lay eggs regardless of the time of year. The peculiarity of birds is a tendency to bite, which can be prevented if you do not turn on bright light and keep chickens in cramped conditions.
Moscow black
Black Muscovites have an elongated body, with developed muscles. Black plumage with golden and copper sparks. The head is wide, a leaf-shaped comb with teeth, red or white lobes. Curved beak of medium length. The eyes of birds can be dark brown or orange.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,5 | 2,5 | 55-60 | 220-280 | 5-6 | hatching |
Unpretentious breed, which is adapted to the conditions of the Russian climate, has good immunity. Moscow black tolerates temperatures up to 30 degrees below zero in rooms without heating. But, deliberately keeping the bird in the cold should not be.At very low temperatures, you need to place an infrared lamp in the chicken coop. Also, without problems, these chickens live in a cage, on the floor, on grazing.
Plymouth Rock
Plymouthrock - a strong bird with a rectangular body, a long strong neck, a large head. The birds have high wings, a rounded fluffy tail, an orange-red iris, a short yellow beak, bright red lobes and earrings. Legs are strong and muscular, yellow metatarsus and light colored claws. Roosters - with a vertical leaf-shaped crest with symmetrical teeth.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
5 | 3,5 | 55-60 | 170-200 | 6-8 | hatching |
For breeding birds of this breed do not need any exclusive conditions. They take root well, rarely get sick, do not quarrel with other inhabitants of the yard. Being a rather large bird, Plymouth is not inclined to fly out of aviaries, but loves to walk. It is good to provide walking conditions with the possibility of foraging and access to horse manure.
Ukrainian crested (chubata)
Chickens are called crested, as they wear rounded crests or forelocks on their heads. The crest of the rooster falls to the side, it is leaf-shaped. The bird's head is small, it has a curved strong beak. The birds have a strong elongated body, a wide chest, and a magnificent tail. Legs are strong and short. The color is mainly Colombian, fawn, black.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,5 | 2,1-3,5 | 45-60 | 150-200 | 6-8 | hatching |
Ukrainian Crested bred for the southern territories. The breed is unpretentious. There is only one problematic feature: Ukrainian crested people love to travel and forag in other people's gardens. In the cells, it is necessary to maintain cleanliness and organize baths with sand and ash.
Earflaps
Chickens and roosters are brown in color with a leafy, nut-like or pink-like crest. Ushanka’s body shape is very characteristic. Some roosters wear brown-black feathers, and under the beak of hens - a beard.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,8 | 2-2,3 | 51-56 | 160 | 6 | hatching |
Universal and unpretentious breed. Very suitable for keeping on personal farms. Chickens have good immunity. For walking you need a small area. Violation of diet leads to biting, and sometimes cannibalism. It is treated simply - by adding protein and calcium to food.
Faverol
The chicken is large with a small head, the body is wide, elongated, set horizontally with wide breasts and low strong feathered legs. Red lobes are under the tanks, the bird's neck is short and strong with a voluminous mane. The birds have orange-red eyes, a short yellowish-white beak, and under it there is a beard hiding small earrings, a leaf-shaped crest.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
4,5 | 3,5 | 55-60 | 100-160 | 6-8 | incubator at a temperature of strictly 37.6 ° C |
Faveroli grow quickly, they are very calm and do not make problems in the house. Plumage helps to survive quite strong winter cold. Well carried in the winter. The most important condition is that the cage must be dry, otherwise the birds begin to hurt. Faveroli have no habit of raking flower beds, so they can roam around the yards. Prone to obesity.
Holland
There are two main types of Holland color: white and striped. For roosters, the crest stands upright on the head like a crown, but for hens, it hangs on its side. The earlobes are red, sometimes with a white middle, the earrings are also red.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,6 | 2,1-3,5 | 45-60 | 150-200 | 6-8 | hatching |
Birds are unpretentious to the conditions of detention. Well suited for breeding in private farms. It is necessary to provide them with free walking with the possibility of foraging and not to let them walk in severe frost. Holland has a good character, but they are shy and sometimes restless. Roosters are aggressive.
Tsarskoye Selo
Tsarskoye Selo - dense and strong birds with a long and wide body, wide chest, large belly. Chickens - red with stripes throughout the body with a Colombian dark collar. Roosters are red, but with a dark tail decorated with stripes. They wear red crests of leaf-shaped or rose-like shape and red lobes. Birds have yellow legs and metatarsals.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,2 | 2,8 | 80 | 170-200 | 5-6 | hatching |
Tsarskoye Selo is intended for home maintenance. The species was specially bred so that the birds lead an independent life on a walk. Hens are endowed with excellent immunity, good character. Layers are ready to "work" even in the cold, but it is important to feed them well.
Chanticleer
These large hens are tall, they can be found in three main types: partridge, white, and yellow. In order not to freeze the crest, the breed is bred with a small pea-shaped crest, miniature earrings.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,5 | 2,1-3,5 | 45-60 | 200-250 | 6-8 | hatching |
The breed has excellent plumage and a dense layer of fluff that protects against cold weather. Therefore, it is not recommended to breed in hot climates. It is best to let the birds out on a free range at every opportunity, as they do not like cells and are nervous in enclosed spaces. Chauntecleer is able to feed effectively. The character of the birds is calm and friendly.
Yurlovsky vocal
The color of the Yurlovskys is a mixture of black, silver, light brown colors. They have brown or orange eyes, a strong curved beak, yellow or olive metatarsus. The comb has a pinkish shape, sometimes walnut or leaf-shaped. Hens and cocks are tall, a massive body stretched vertically. The massive head rests on a long strong neck. Cocks are short. Roosters have a fighting character, differ in voice.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
until 6 | up to 4 | 70-100 | 130-180 | 8-9 | hatching |
This is one of the oldest Russian breeds. The family is formed of 12-20 chickens and one rooster. Because of their nature, chickens cannot coexist peacefully with other inhabitants of the poultry yard. Birds cannot stand close cages.
Meat
Meat breeds are valued for excellent meat qualities, record sizes, fast weight gain and a calm character. These breeds are popular among poultry farmers.
Brahma
The species has strong legs, a wide chest, massive carcasses and magnificent plumage.
Brahms vary in color:
- light Brahma (reach a mass of up to 5.5 kg - roosters and 5.5 kg - hens);
- dark brahma;
- fawn Brahma;
- partridge Brahma (roosters weigh up to 4.5 kilograms and hens weigh up to 4 kg. Laying hens produce up to 110 eggs per year, each 55 grams).
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,6 | 3,6 | 45-60 | 150 | 6-9 | hatching |
The breed is bred for maintenance in northern conditions. Chickens are phlegmatic, but they can protect themselves and their offspring. In winter, these birds rush better than at any other time. The house must meet the weight of the Barm. The chicken coop should be dry, without drafts. Walking does not need a lot of space, but it must be clean, protected and giving the opportunity for foraging.
Bress Galskaya
The most interesting difference is the blue legs of Bress Gallov, combined with a white feather and red combs. But Bressa have other types of color.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3.6 and more | 3,6 | 60 | 150-200 | 6-8 | incubator |
The breed is bred for the southern territories. Even beginners can breed them. Bresses are known for their good health, excellent character, and coping with other birds and people. For walks, a place should be organized in which the birds will be safe and unable to fly. Ideally, stretch the net over the aviary. In winter, Bress cells should be heated.
Goodan
According to the standard, two types of Gudanov color are allowed - white and speckled. A distinctive feature of these birds is a crest on a bald head, complemented by tanks and a beard. The crest of the bird has the shape of the letter V, and small earrings and earlobes are hidden under the feathers of the barrels. Five-fingered affects the gait of the bird, it seems to bounce.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,6 | 2,1-3,5 | 45-60 | 150 | 8 | incubator |
The breed was bred for the southern territories, in Russia it is difficult to access, but if you take it into the economy, then there will be little trouble. Places where grassland are walking are well suited to birds. Goodan's heads freeze in frost. Chickens can be kept in a cage. They need special shaped feeding troughs and drinking bowls.
Dorking
According to standards, Dorkings differ in several types of plumage. The most common silver gray. All species have bright red large eyes, their heads are decorated with large combs, they wear small earrings and earlobes. The legs of these birds are white.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
from 3.6 | 3,6 | 45-60 | 150 | 8 | hatching |
The breed is healthy, hardy, strong. By nature, birds are good-natured, peace-loving, not amenable to panic. Birds can live in cages, but it is better if there is an opportunity for walking. Residents of the northern regions should be equipped with a warm chicken coop without drafts and dampness. Large nests are needed for hens, as the bird is large.
Javanese
Javanese chickens have a dense strong body. The chest of the bird is wide, the legs are strong. Their heads are decorated with a red comb, small earrings and the same small and red earlobes. Black Javanese chickens wear a beautiful black plumage with agate accents and a green tint.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,6-4,5 | 3,6 | 45-60 | 200 | 6-8 | incubation |
The bird is thermophilic, therefore it should be kept only in insulated chicken coops. Janwan has a good, calm character, they are active, but not shy and noisy. In summer, in good weather, they walk with pleasure and feed on insects, grass or grains on the soil. It is important to collect eggs immediately after they appear in the nest.
Egg
Egg chickens differ primarily in the quality characteristics of eggs. They do not have excess weight, they do not need large amounts of feed and special content.
Ameraucana
Ameraucans are distinguished by beautiful whiskers and beards. In chickens and roosters they grow in separate bunches. The comb has a pea-shaped shape that does not freeze in the cold. Colors can be very diverse.
Ameraucans are dwarf.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3 | 2,5 | 60-65 | 200-250 | 5-6 | incubation |
Ameraukans perfectly tolerate cold and heat. Roosters are very aggressive and attack other birds and even people. For the maintenance of these chickens you need spacious chicken coops, heated in the winter and ensuring free walking, where birds can feed. A lot of protein should come to food - 16-20%. Birds love to take dust baths.
Ancona
Ancons are beautiful strong hens of black and white colors, sometimes tinted in a copper shade. Earrings and comb are red, and earlobes are white. The crest of roosters can be pink or leaf-shaped with five teeth standing upright. In chickens, only the first tooth of the crest is held upright, the rest are piled on its side. Ancons have yellow beaks and legs without plumage.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,5 | 2,0 | up to 60 | 200-250 | 6-8 | incubator |
The bird is suitable for keeping in warm regions. But it tolerates low temperatures well. Hens of this breed are prone to hysteria, freedom-loving (fly well). Birds normally tolerate content in the cage, but are best carried when free foraging is possible. In winter, they do not need artificial lighting, but the chicken coop should be warm, without drafts and dampness.
Araucana
The bird is medium-sized and tailless. According to the standard, the head of Araucana can be “decorated” with a beard with tanks or brushes, or both. There are 12 colors. Representatives of this breed have a rounded body, a long back, well-developed shoulders, a rounded abdomen and lower back.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,0-2,5 | 1,6-2,0 | 56-72 | 160-180 | 5,5-6 | hatching |
The chicken coop should be separate - from other species of birds, and from other colors of Araucan, since roosters are very aggressive, but chickens are quite peaceful. The family of this breed consists of a rooster and a pair of chickens. They don’t need tall cells. Araucans know how to graze in open range. It is not difficult for them to endure frost up to 8 degrees, so chicken coops do not have to be heated if it is not about the northern territories and severe cold.
Spanish black white-faced
Hens of the Spanish white-breed breed are black slender birds. Medium-sized, light, with a flexible back, beautiful posture. Roosters wear lush tails, adorned with several long feathers. “White face” is a long and wide white lobe contrasting with black plumage. Roosters have a separate comb, they do not have a crest.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,5 | 2,1-3,5 | 45-60 | 150-200 | 8 | incubator |
The breed is bred for southern places. Birds are very excitable and emotional, they can’t be silent at all, cannot stand human hands, it’s not easy to get along with them. The Spaniards are unpretentious, love warmth, strive for an open range, they feed well.
Russian white
This is a completely white slender bird with a slightly elongated body, a strong neck and a wide chest and stomach. Roosters wear lush tails. The legs and beak of birds are always only yellow. The head of a proud landing, a leaf-shaped crest with five teeth, the earrings are red. The crest of chickens is not vertical, but leans to the side. The lobes are white.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,5 | 1,8 | 56 | 200-240 | 6-8 | incubator |
This breed has good health and especially immunity. Chickens can be kept in cages with a range, grazing in an open area, in an aviary and in cell batteries. If chickens are kept in batteries, then you need to monitor the humidity, temperature of the chicken coop and adjust its illumination. It is advisable to provide chickens with the possibility of foraging. Aviaries and a place of walking should be fenced with a high fence - Russian whites fly well.
Cross-country
Cross is breeding chickens by crossing breeds to increase productivity. Basically, they are kept in farms. The only minus crosses - the next generation does not have the same qualities as their parents.
Avicolor
Avikolor has broad shoulders, a short strong neck, and strong yellow legs. The small head of the bird is decorated with a comb with 5 or 6 teeth. The chicken comb is much smaller. Red eyes, yellow beak. The tail of the rooster is small, it has pigtails of different colors. Red feathers with black specks in roosters and red in hens. Chickens outwardly differ: the hens are brown, and the males are yellow.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,5 | 2,1-3,5 | 45-60 | 250-300 | 6-8 | incubation |
Broiler meat and egg direction. The birds have excellent health, they are not disturbed by the changing weather. Chicks survive well, fledge early and become adults. You can keep chickens in enclosures with free walking and high-quality nutrition.
Hercules
Hercules are large birds with a wide body on high legs and a small head. They have a red leaf-shaped comb with 4-6 teeth, red earlobes and earrings. The eyes are orange and the beak is yellow. Strong leg muscles, long metatarsus. Roosters wear small tails. Birds can be of five colors.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
up to 7 | 3,6-3,6 | 45-60 | 200-220 | 4,5-6 | incubator |
Four-line cross meat and egg direction. The breed was bred for the southern territories, it has very good immunity. Its content is quite within the power of a beginner poultry breeder. Hercules can live in cages when they are fattened, but laying hens need to walk in the open range with the ability to forag and warm up. If the frosts are not too strong, and also if there is no wind, birds can walk in the fresh air. However, in the chicken coop, they must be protected from drafts and dampness. Prone to overeating.
Dominant
Dominants have long legs. The rest of the birds are very diverse in color and appearance, due to the presence of mixed breeds.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,5 | 2,1-3,5 | 60-70, eggs with 2 yolks | 250 | 4-5 | incubation |
The breed was bred for regions with a warm climate, and even a beginner will cope with the care of them. The chicken family should be based with one rooster. In the cramped rooms of the Dominant, they are inclined to bite right up to cannibalism, but if they are kept open, this does not happen. Layers can hide eggs, which means that there is little space in the nest.
Star
Stars of both types (red and black) are birds with a strong body, legs of medium length and a beautiful landing of a small head. They have a wide chest, a full stomach, a bend on the back. In roosters, the neck is longer, the tail is raised, the hens have directly directed small tails. The birds have small ridges, red earrings, earlobes, pink skin around the beak and eyes.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,5 | 2,1 | 60 | 200-250 | 4-5 | incubator |
Meat and egg cross. It has excellent qualities of character and high productivity, easily adapts to new conditions. Caring for them is not burdensome:
- proper maintenance in walking conditions;
- a chicken coop protected from drafts and dampness;
- good food.
Loman Brown
Red or red-brown color of hens and a lighter tail. Roosters are white; they are only interspersed with brown feathers. They have a wide, dense body. The crest is leaf-shaped, red.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs in months | Breeding |
3 | 2 | 60-65 | 310-320 (for the period of effective use - about 1.5 years) | 4-5 | don't breed |
Cross egg direction is characterized by increased egg production. This rock must be kept at a temperature of about 16-18 degrees Celsius. By winter, the chicken coop should be insulated. Birds adapt well to different conditions, whether it is an aviary, a cage or a range. On a square meter of floor you can place 6-8 individuals. For the productivity of chickens, you need to install good lighting in the house. In large farms, keeping chickens for longer than the period of effective egg laying is not profitable, since then their productivity is greatly reduced. In private households they can be kept for 2-3 years.
Shaver
These hens have a rounded body, a small head with a leaf-shaped red crest and earrings, a strong yellow beak. The crest of the roosters is dense and directed upwards, while the hens hang down to the side. These birds have a rounded and full breast, the back is slightly bent, and a small tail.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3,5 | 2 | 45-60 | 200-250 | 4-5 | don't breed |
Birds are quite unpretentious and even a person who is not knowledgeable in kuvodstvo will cope with their contents. They are characterized by increased vitality and strong immunity. They can rush at a temperature of 5-7 degrees Celsius, walk in the snow, but at temperatures below 10 degrees below zero. For their maintenance, a warmed chicken coop, in which there should be no drafts, is suitable. To preserve the chicken stock, it is recommended to walk the hens in the enclosure, covered with a net. Do not cut wings, as this may affect egg production.
Decorative and fighting
Breeding decorative breeds not only decorates the compound, but can also bring good profits through the sale of eggs and young animals, comparing favorably with competitors.
Breeding of fighting breeds in our time is more likely a breeder’s hobby, but it can also bring income, since most of these birds are distinguished by beautiful plumage and are decorative.
Ayam Tsemani
The chicken is completely black: feathers black with a green tint, black comb, black beard, black lobes, beak, legs, mucous membranes and skin. Surprisingly, the bird has black meat and black bones. Red color remained only in the liver and blood. But the eggs of these hens are creamy or beige, yolk and protein are common.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,5 | 1,6-2 | 45-60 | 150 | 6-8 | incubator |
The bird is specially bred for southern places. It’s not easy to get along with her because of her fighting character. Birds constantly quarrel with neighbors, even seated in different cages. The most important thing is to make the chicken coop warm and avoid drafts. In winter, the air temperature should be in the range of 15 to 20 degrees Celsius. The enclosures for walking with the possibility of foraging must be fenced with a high fence, and even better - pull the net over.
Azil
At first glance, you can recognize the fighter: the vertical position of the body on long and strong legs. Birds have wide shoulders, powerful wings, and a strong physique. A head with a wide skull set high, eyes pearl cold color, eyebrows standing out. A comb-shaped comb and small earrings. The tails are long, horizontal.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,5 | 2,1-3,5 | 40 | 150 | 8 | hatching |
This breed will surprise with strength and physical health, survival instinct, independence and a proud character. They are rampant brawlers who do not abandon the fight that has begun before the death finale. Between themselves hens and roosters, and chickens, but not hens with roosters or chickens. Free breed is useful for good health of this breed, but birds do not suffer even in its absence. The main thing is to give such territory that they do not interfere with each other. The chicken coop should be arranged so that the roosters do not have the opportunity to get to the neighbor. For the sake of a fight, Azili is able to dig or fly over the fence. There should be no dampness in the chicken coop.
Andalusian
This breed has a beautiful exterior due to dark blue feathers with black edging. They have long red earrings, a vertical leaf-shaped scallop, brown eyes and white earlobes. In one litter, hens may vary in color of plumage and have a black or spotted color.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,5 | 1,6-2,0 | 45-60 | 150-200 | 4-5 | incubator |
Andalusian chickens bred for life in the North and in the South. They are very active, nimble, accustomed to graze at large and learned to independently escape from predators. Birds do not need a warmed chicken coop. Chickens lay eggs in the winter and in the heat, without reacting to changes in the season.
Appenzeller Spitzhauben
The plumage of the Appenzeller Spitshaubenov is heterogeneous - it can be in the range from black to dark blue or from silver to golden. The most popular silver appenzeller Spitzhauben. They wear white feathers edged with a black border; their heads are decorated with crests similar to a ladies' hat, horn-shaped scallops, and small earrings. The legs of the bird are bluish-gray.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,0 | 1,5 | 40 | 150 | 8 | incubator |
The breed is intended for life in the northern latitudes. The chickens Appenzeller Spitzhauben are very neat, get along with people. These birds love to walk around the area. They can spend the whole day in the fresh air, returning to the chicken coop only in the evening. In nature, they like to hunt insects, sleep on tree branches and walk on high mountain pastures. These birds cannot cage around the clock.
Banking Jungle
Roosters have a large bright crest, earrings located under the beak and bald spots on the cheeks. Red-orange feathers cover the head, neck, some part of the back and lower body, purple-red - the other part of the back and chest. Black and green long wide feathers with a metallic sheen adorn the wings and tail. Chickens look rather modest - not decorated with anything, their plumage is beige-pink, feathers are short, of the same length. They have small earrings and a comb.
Main characteristics:
Rooster length, cm | Chicken Length, cm | Lay eggs during reproduction (1-2 times per year), eggs | Egg production lasts, years | Become adults, months | Breeding |
75 | 46 | 5-11 | 3 | 4-7 | hatching |
A large space is needed to keep Banking chickens. It is important to enclose the cage or walking area with a high fence. You also need to consider the habit of hens to fly quite high at the time of fright. Aside, poles should be placed on which the birds will sleep. It is ideal to have enclosures around a branchy tree. It is also good if there is access to a small pond 5-7 cm deep. A chicken nest is a hole in the ground lined with leaves and grass. In winter, the temperature in the house should be from 25 to 30 degrees.
Roosters do not know how to stop during a fight; they must be pulled apart and a wounded bird can be carried out, otherwise they will finish it off. Hens also fight among themselves.
Belgian bearded bentamka from Ukkle
There are a huge number of colors of these chickens. Their distinctive feature is a long plumage on their feet, resembling boots.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,0 | 1,5 | 40 | 150 | 6-8 | hatching |
The breed is bred as decorative and fighting. Designed for warm places. Temperament of the bird is active, lively. She is unpretentious, just feed and breed her. Belgian bearded people get used to people and sit on their shoulder for several hours. But roosters are sometimes aggressive. Bentamki love to wallow in the dust, arranging a whole show.
Birds are kept in portable cages, and exhibition birds are kept on a special bedding so that the “boots” on their feet do not spoil. Chickens walk on just a couple of square meters, but you need to make sure that they are dry, and constantly remove droppings. In winter, it is advisable to keep these birds in a warm and dry microclimate.
Hamburg
Hamburg chickens have several color standards. The bird wears a red rose-shaped comb, small earrings. The beak of this breed is pink in the middle and end, with a gray base. The body is curved in the back, but strong. The legs are strong, the soles are pink.
The bird has a dwarf subspecies, weighing 700 grams.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
3 | 2,0 | 40 | 200-220 | 4-5 | incubator |
Hamburg chickens are considered unpretentious and do not create problems when breeding. They easily adapt to new conditions, tolerate cold well, can walk for long periods on open range and feed successfully even in winter. The corral should be surrounded by a high fence - Hamburg chickens are quite capable of not returning for the night to the chicken coop, but to spend the night on a tree.
Egyptian Fyoumi
Despite the small size Fyoumi long-legged bird. Their plumage glistens in the sun, it is silver-white in color on the back, neck and head. On other parts - elongated black and white. On the head is a red comb, the same color of the earlobe and earrings. A distinctive white spot is located on the earlobes.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
1,6-2,0 | 1,6-2,0 | 45-60 | 150 | 8 | hatching |
Fyoumi can boast of good health, they are little susceptible to various viruses and bacteria. Fyoumi can perfectly feed just one foraging. Owners keep them in large, spacious enclosures. The most important thing is not to miss the birds behind the fence, otherwise it will be almost impossible to catch them. A caged dwelling can kill Fyoumi: they begin to yearn, peck neighbors, start fights. These birds cannot stand if they try to pick them up.
Yokohama
Yokohama are endowed with long feathers in the lower body and at the ends of the wings, which create the effect of flowing plumage. Red plumage on the back is also a typical feature of the breed. But the rest of the color of the plumage can be very different. Roosters have small walnut-shaped combs and small earrings.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
1,6-2,0 | 1,6-2,0 | 45-60 | 150 | 6-8 | hatching |
The breed feels good in a warm climate. The character is rather capricious, sometimes aggressive. It is necessary to create conditions so that the bird keeps its feathers clean - place it higher on the roost, monitor the cleanliness of the litter, maintain health and immunity. Sometimes birds behave very unfriendly towards their neighbors in the house, then they should be removed from the herd. Yokohama is one of the most beloved decorative birds in the world.
Campin
Small birds are divided into two species according to the color of plumage on the back:
- golden Campinas wear feathers with an orange tint;
- silvery - with snow white.
On the head of the bird there is a red beard, a red comb with 5-6 teeth and white lobes. The crests of roosters are held vertically, and the crests of chickens are littered to the side. The thoracic and abdominal parts of the body are well defined, the birds have long legs, dark blue metatarsals.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
1,6-2,0 | 1,6-2,0 | 40 | 150-200 | 8 | incubator |
Campins are not very emotional birds, but sometimes they are too excitable. When chickens live in a herd, they show more aggression and often can be shy. Birds love to fly, cannot stay in closed cages for long periods, suffer from immobility. If you do not close the pens and enclosures, the Campins will attempt to escape. Chickens love to feed, spend a long time on open range, but in the winter it can be dangerous - birds are prone to frostbite. They should be placed in a comfortable spacious chicken coop.
Chinese silk
Chinese silk has amazing feathers - fluffy, silky to the touch, covering the entire body of the bird from its beak to the tip of its tail. The bird is a small rounded body, low set on small knives. A scallop of birds drowns in fluff and is practically invisible. The shape of the crest is silky. The legs and skin are blue, on the legs - 5 fingers.
This breed has an even more dwarf version.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
1,6-2,0 | 1,5 | 45-60 | 150 | 6-8 | hatching |
The thick fluffy feathers of the Silk Chickens protect the bodies well, and therefore they do not need too much heating. Hens do not know how to fly, and therefore they do not need a lot of space for a normal life. Silk chickens are a popular decorative breed around the world.
Phoenix
A feature of the Phoenix is its exotic tail with long feathers. On the head flaunts a comb and small light brown earrings. Colors are different.
Main characteristics:
Weight of a rooster, kg | Chicken Weight, kg | Egg weight, g | Egg production, eggs / year | Start laying eggs, months | Breeding |
2,1-3,6 | 1,6-2,0 | 45-60 | 150 | 6-8 | hatching |
The Japanese breed of chickens should be kept only out of a desire to decorate the compound with exotic. These birds feel great indoors, which is convenient, since the beauty of the Phoenix needs care. But they need room. The cage should be clean, dry, and the roosts should be so that the tails hang from them without touching the floor. It is also important to heat the cell in the cold so that the plumage does not deteriorate. The nature of the birds is diverse - there are aggressive specimens, but modest ones are also found.
Choosing a breed of chickens is a responsible task. The profitability of the economy directly depends on this. Based on the characteristics and adaptability to survive in certain weather conditions of different breeds of chickens, you can pick up birds for breeding in any region and any direction of poultry farming.