Breeds Of Chickens

Breeds Of PoultryBy. Mr. SpauldingLeghorn-ChickensWeights: 4 lbs. to 6 lbs.Egg Shell Color: White. Use: An egg-type chicken. Origin: city of Leghorn, Italy. Characteristics: A small, noisy bird, like to move about. The most numerous breed.

Rhode Island Red-ChickenVarieties: Single Comb, and Rose Comb Standard Weights: 5 lbs to 8 lbs.Egg Shell Color: Brown Use: Egg production. Origin: Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Characteristics: Relatively hardy.The best egg layers of the dual purpose breeds. Reds handle marginal diets and poor housing conditions.

New Hampshire- ChickenStandard Weights: 5 lbs to 8 lbs. Use: meat production. Origin: Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Characteristics: They possess a deep, broad body, grow feathers rapidly.The color is a medium to light red and often fades in the sunshine.

White-TurkeyReferred as Broad Breasted Large White.Cross between Bronze and White Holland.Noted for large meaty breast.Artificially inseminated to reproduce.

Bronze-TurkeyReferred- as Broad Breasted Bronze.Has black plumage and dark pinfeathers.Native to North America.Spainards took them back to Europe.Pilgrims bred them to wild turkeys. Breeders selected certain ones for the broad breast.White Pekin-DuckWhite feathers, orange shanks and toes are desired. The bill is rich yellow in color. Pekin ducks weigh 7 lbs. to 9 lbs. Long, broad, deep and full breasted type, to carry an abundance of meat. The Pekin breed is of Chinese origin.Were imported to the United States about 1873.

Muscovy-DuckOriginated in South America.White feathers and white skin.Weigh from 7 lbs to 10 lbs.Meat is best before 17 weeks.

Toulose-GeeseOriginated in France.Dark gray with a white abdomen.Adult gander weighs 26 lbs.Adult goose weighs about 20 lbs.Use weeding crops; sugar beets, mint.

White Chinese-GeeseOriginated in China.Two Varieties:WhiteBrownUse for weeding crops, and ornamental.

ReferencesModern Livestock & Poultry Production 5th Edition. By James Gillespie.Oklahoma State University- Animal Science department.http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia

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