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Breed Name	Thumbnail	Breed Size	Purpose	Egg Production	Egg Size	Egg Color	Comb Type	Climate Hardiness	Broodiness	Temperament
Marans		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Large	Dark Brown	Single	Cold	Average	Friendly Easily handled Docile
Jersey Giant		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Large	Light Brown	Single	Cold	Seldom	Friendly Easily handled Calm Docile
Cochin		Bantam	Ornamental	Medium	Small	Light Brown	Single	Cold	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Rosecomb		Bantam	Ornamental	Medium	Small	White	Rose	All Climates	Frequent	Easily handled Bears confinement well Noisy Shy
Old English Game		Bantam	Ornamental	Medium	Small	Light Brown	Single	All Climates	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile
Easter Eggers		Standard	Egg Layer	Medium	Medium	Blue/Green	Pea	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Araucana		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	Blue/Green	Pea	All Climates	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Quiet
Serama		Bantam	Ornamental	Medium	Small	Light Brown	Single	Heat	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Japanese		Bantam	Ornamental	Medium	Small	White	Single	All Climates	Average	Wild restless Flighty Bears confinement well Noisy Shy
Ameraucana		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	Blue/Green	Pea	All Climates	Average	Aggressive Friendly Flighty Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile

Breed Name	Thumbnail	Breed Size	Purpose	Egg Production	Egg Size	Egg Color	Comb Type	Climate Hardiness	Broodiness	Temperament
Brahma		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Large	Light Brown	Pea	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile
Dutch		Bantam	Ornamental	Medium	Small	White	Single	All Climates	Frequent	Friendly Flighty Easily handled Bears confinement well
Faverolles		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	Light Brown	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile
Silkie		Bantam	Ornamental	Medium	Small	Light Brown	Walnut	All Climates	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Cochin		Standard	Ornamental	Medium	Small	Light Brown	Single	Cold	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Frizzle		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	Light Brown	Single	All Climates	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile
Orpington		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Large	Light Brown	Single	All Climates	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well
Houdan		Standard	Ornamental	Medium	Medium	White	V-Shaped	All Climates	Seldom	Bears confinement well Docile
Crevecoeur		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	White	V-Shaped	Heat	Seldom	Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Belgian D Uccle		Bantam	Ornamental	Medium	Small	White	Single	All Climates	Average	Friendly Flighty Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile

Breed Name	Thumbnail	Breed Size	Purpose	Egg Production	Egg Size	Egg Color	Comb Type	Climate Hardiness	Broodiness	Temperament
Appenzeller Spitzhauben		Standard	Ornamental	Medium	Medium	White	V-Shaped	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Not bear confinementwell Calm Quiet Shy Docile
Buckeye		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	Brown	Pea	All Climates	Average	Friendly Wild restless Noisy
Polish		Standard	Ornamental	Medium	Medium	White	V-Shaped	All Climates	Seldom	Flighty Noisy Shy
Sumatra		Standard	Ornamental	Medium	Medium	White	Pea	All Climates	Average	Aggressive Wild restless Flighty
Welsummer		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Large	Dark Brown	Single	Cold	Seldom	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well
Legbar		Standard	Egg Layer	Medium	Medium	Blue/Green	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Flighty Noisy
Langshan		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Large	Brown	Single	All Climates	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
American Game		Standard	Ornamental	Medium	Medium	White	Pea	All Climates	Frequent	Aggressive Easily handled Bears confinement well Noisy
Chantecler		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	Light Brown	Cushion	Cold	Average	Friendly Bears confinement well Noisy
Barnevelder		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	Brown	Single	All Climates	Average	Friendly Calm Bears confinement well

Breed Name	Thumbnail	Breed Size	Purpose	Egg Production	Egg Size	Egg Color	Comb Type	Climate Hardiness	Broodiness	Temperament
Brabanter		Standard	Ornamental	Medium	Large	White	V-Shaped	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Flighty Bears confinement well Shy
Cubalaya		Standard	Ornamental	Medium	Medium	Light Brown	Pea	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm
Russian Orloff		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	White	Walnut	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet
Dorking		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Large	White	Single	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Docile
Brahma		Bantam	Dual Purpose	Medium	Small	Light Brown	Pea	Cold	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm Quiet Docile
La Fleche		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Large	Light Brown	V-Shaped	Heat	Seldom	Wild restless Bears confinement well Shy
Booted		Bantam	Ornamental	Medium	Small	White	Single	Heat	Frequent	Friendly Flighty Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet
Campine		Standard	Egg Layer	Medium	Medium	White	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Flighty
Fayoumis		Standard	Ornamental	Medium	Small	White	Single	Heat	Seldom	Flighty
White Faced Black Spanish		Standard	Egg Layer	Medium	Large	White	Single	Heat	Seldom	Friendly Wild restless Not bear confinetment well Flighty Easily handled Noisy

Breed Name	Thumbnail	Breed Size	Purpose	Egg Production	Egg Size	Egg Color	Comb Type	Climate Hardiness	Broodiness	Temperament
Polish		Standard	Ornamental	Medium	Medium	White	Rose	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Vorwerk		Bantam	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	Light Brown	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Flighty Easily handled Bears confinement well
Araucana		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	Blue/Green	Pea	All Climates	Average	Friendly Flighty Bears confinement well Quiet
Orpington		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Large	Light Brown	Single	All Climates	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Hungarian Yellow		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	Light Brown	Single	All Climates	Average	Wild restless Not bear confinement well
Brahma		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Large	Light Brown	Pea	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Silkie		Standard	Ornamental	Medium	Small	White	Pea	All Climates	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Quiet
Holland		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	White	Single	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile
Leghorn		Bantam	Ornamental	Medium	Small	White	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Flighty Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well
Dominique		Standard	Dual Purpose	Medium	Medium	Light Brown	Rose	Cold	Average	Friendly Calm Bears confinement well

Breed Name	Thumbnail	Breed Size	Purpose	Egg Production	Egg Size	Egg Color	Comb Type	Climate Hardiness	Broodiness	Temperament
Modern Game		Bantam	Ornamental	Low	Small	White	Single	Heat	Frequent	Aggressive Friendly Not bear confinementwell Noisy
Delaware Blue Hen		Standard	Ornamental	Low	Medium	White	Single	All Climates	Frequent	Flighty Bears confinement well Quiet Shy Docile
Aseel		Bantam	Ornamental	Low	Medium	Light Brown	Pea	All Climates	Frequent	Aggressive Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Sicilian Buttercup		Standard	Ornamental	Low	Small	White	Buttercup	Heat	Seldom	Friendly Wild restless Not bear confinementwell
Houdan		Bantam	Ornamental	Low	Small	White	V-Shaped	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Flighty Bears confinement well Quiet Shy
Sebright		Standard	Ornamental	Low	Small	White	Rose	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Flighty Bears confinement well Shy
Phoenix		Standard	Ornamental	Low	Small	White	Single	Heat	Average	Aggressive Friendly Wild restless Flighty Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Noisy Quiet Shy Docile
Cornish		Standard	Meat Bird	Low	Medium	Brown	Pea	All Climates	Average	Friendly Calm Bears confinement well Quiet
Yokohama		Standard	Ornamental	Low	Small	Light Brown	Walnut	Heat	Average	Bears confinement well Docile
Sultan		Standard	Ornamental	Low	Small	White	V-Shaped	Heat	Seldom	Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Quiet

Breed Name	Thumbnail	Breed Size	Purpose	Egg Production	Egg Size	Egg Color	Comb Type	Climate Hardiness	Broodiness	Temperament
Sizzle		Bantam	Ornamental	Low	Medium	Light Brown	Walnut	All Climates	Frequent	Easily handled Calm Docile
Pyncheon		Bantam	Ornamental	Low	Small	Light Brown	Single	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Cornish Cross		Standard	Meat Bird	Low	Medium	Brown	Pea	All Climates	Seldom	Calm Bears confinement well
Malay		Standard	Ornamental	Low	Medium	Light Brown	Strawberry	Heat	Seldom	Aggressive Wild restless Flighty
Belgian D Anver		Bantam	Ornamental	Low	Small	White	Rose	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Flighty Easily handled
Russian Orloff		Standard	Dual Purpose	Low	Medium	Light Brown	Walnut	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Calm Bears confinement well Quiet
Leghorn		Standard	Egg Layer	High	Large	White	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Flighty Calm Bears confinement well Noisy Shy
Australorp		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Brown	Single	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Shy Docile
Delaware		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Brown	Single	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm
Wyandotte		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Light Brown	Rose	All Climates	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile

Breed Name	Thumbnail	Breed Size	Purpose	Egg Production	Egg Size	Egg Color	Comb Type	Climate Hardiness	Broodiness	Temperament
Plymouth Rock		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Light Brown	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Docile
New Hampshire Red		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Brown	Single	All Climates	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Noisy Docile
Andalusian		Standard	Egg Layer	High	Medium	White	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Flighty Bears confinement well Noisy
Minorca		Standard	Egg Layer	High	Large	White	Single	Heat	Seldom	Friendly Not bear confinementwell Flighty Shy Docile
Sussex		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Medium	Brown	Single	All Climates	Average	Friendly Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Production		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Brown	Single	Heat	Average	Aggressive Friendly Not bear confinementwell Flighty Easily handled
Naked Neck-turken		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Brown	Pea	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet
Catalana		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Medium	White	Single	Heat	Seldom	Flighty Shy
Lakenvelder		Standard	Egg Layer	High	Small	White	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Flighty Bears confinement well Shy
Hamburg		Standard	Egg Layer	High	Small	White	Rose	All Climates	Seldom	Flighty

Breed Name	Thumbnail	Breed Size	Purpose	Egg Production	Egg Size	Egg Color	Comb Type	Climate Hardiness	Broodiness	Temperament
Dominique		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Medium	Brown	Rose	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Holland		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Medium	White	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Calm Bears confinement well Quiet
Java		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Brown	Single	All Climates	Average	Friendly Calm Quiet Docile
Rhode Island		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Brown	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Aggressive Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile
Redcap		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Medium	White	Rose	All Climates	Seldom	Wild restless Shy
Rhode Island		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Brown	Rose	Cold	Average	Aggressive Friendly Flighty Easily handled Calm Noisy
Ancona		Standard	Egg Layer	High	Large	White	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Wild restless Flighty Bears confinement well Noisy Shy
Rhode Island White		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Brown	Rose	Cold	Average	Aggressive Friendly Easily handled Calm Noisy Shy Docile
Star		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Brown	Single	All Climates	Seldom	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile
Hamburg		Bantam	Ornamental	High	Small	White	Rose	All Climates	Seldom	Wild restless Flighty

Breed Name	Thumbnail	Breed Size	Purpose	Egg Production	Egg Size	Egg Color	Comb Type	Climate Hardiness	Broodiness	Temperament
White Faced Black Spanish		Bantam	Egg Layer	High	Small	White	Single	Heat	Seldom	Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well
Showgirl		Bantam	Ornamental	High	Small	Light Brown	Walnut	Cold	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Dominique		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Medium	Brown	Rose	All Climates	Average	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile
Leghorn		Standard	Egg Layer	High	Large	White	Rose	Cold	Seldom	Friendly Flighty Bears confinement well Noisy Shy
Wyandotte		Standard	Dual Purpose	High	Large	Brown	Rose	Cold	Frequent	Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile