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Revision as of 06:28, 29 December 2017
Breeders and fanciers of chickens accurately describe the colours and patterns[1] of the feathers of chicken breeds and varieties. This is a list of the terms used in this context.
Colour | Image | Notes |
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Barred | Divided into Dark and Light in Australian Plymouth Rocks | |
Birchen | Sometimes called Grey in Japanese bantams. | |
Black | ||
Black Breasted Red | ||
Black Laced | ||
Black-tailed Buff | ||
Black-tailed White | ||
Black-tailed red | ||
Blue | ||
Blue Brassy Back | ||
Blue Breasted Red | ||
Blue Golden Duckwing | ||
Blue Laced | ||
Blue Laced Red | ||
Blue Light Brown | ||
Blue Silver Duckwing | ||
Blue Mottled | ||
Blue Wheaten | ||
Blue-red | ||
Brassy Back | ||
Brown | ||
Brown Red | Sometimes called Gold Birchen. | |
Buff | ||
Buff Columbian | ||
Buff Laced | Alternatively known as Chamois.[2] | |
Citrus Spangled | ||
Coloured | ||
Columbian | ||
Coronation | ||
Cream Light Brown | ||
Crele | ||
Silver Cuckoo | ||
Golden Cuckoo | ||
Dark brown | ||
Exchequer | Found only in Leghorns with the exception of Serama. [3] | |
Fawn Silver Duckwing | ||
Ginger Red | ||
Golden | ||
Golden Duckwing | ||
Golden Laced | ||
Golden Neck | ||
Golden-necked mille fleur | ||
Golden Pencilled | ||
Golden Spangled | ||
Gray | ||
Lavender | ||
Lemon Blue | ||
Lemon Mille Fleur | ||
Light | ||
Light Brown | ||
Mille Fleur | ||
Mottled | ||
Partridge | ||
Porcelain | ||
Pyle | Alternatively spelt Pile. | |
Quail | ||
Red | ||
Red Pyle | ||
Salmon | ||
Self Blue | ||
Silver | ||
Silver Blue | ||
Silver Duckwing | ||
Silver Gray | ||
Silver Laced | ||
Silver Pencilled | ||
Silver Spangled | ||
Spangled | ||
Speckled | ||
Splash | ||
Tolbunt | Seen only in Polish chickens
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Wheaten | ||
White | ||
White Laced Red |
References
- ^ All About Chickens: All the chicken colours under the sun Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Accessed January 2012.
- ^ Wright, Lewis (2005). The new book of poultry. Ripol Classic Publishing House. p. 447. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ scnaonline.org