List of North American chicken breeds
Appearance
This is a list of chicken breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States.[1][2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
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American Game | ![]() |
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Brahma | ![]() |
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Buckeye | ![]() |
bantam hen |
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California Gray | ![]() |
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Chantecler | Canada | ![]() |
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Delaware | ![]() |
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Dominique | ![]() |
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Holland | ||||
Iowa Blue | ||||
Java | ![]() |
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Jersey Giant | ![]() |
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Lamona | ![]() | |||
New Hampshire | ![]() |
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Plymouth Rock | ![]() buff cock and hens |
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barred chick | |
Pyncheon | ||||
Rhode Island Red | ![]() |
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Rhode Island White | ![]() |
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Wyandotte | ![]() |
![]() silver laced and white hens |
silver laced chick |
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chicken breeds originating in the United States.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chicken breeds originating in Canada.
- ^ Conservation Priority List: Chickens. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed September 2017.
- ^ Breeds reported by the United States: Chicken. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2017.