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Hello Im Texasclucker and im helping you learn 56 common poultry abbreviations!

  1. LF - Large Fowl (A standard-sized chicken)
  2. B, BT, BTM - Bantam (A miniature chicken)

  3. WF - Waterfowl (Ducks & Geese)
  4. SF - Standard Fowl (A standard-sized chicken)
  5. APA - American Poultry Association
  6. ABA - American Bantam Association
  7. BB - Best of Breed
  8. BV - Best of Variety
  9. RB - Reserve of Breed (2nd place of Breed)
  10. RV - Reserve of Variety (2nd place of that feather coloring)
  11. C - Cock (Rooster older than 1-year-old)
  12. K - Cockerel (Rooster younger than 1-year-old)
  13. H - Hen (Female older than 1-year-old)
  14. P - Pullet (Female younger than 1-year-old)
  15. YT - Young Trio (2 Pullets and a Cockerel)
  16. OT - Old Trio (2 Hens and a Cock)
  17. Aov - Any Other Variety
  18. AOB - Any Other Breed
  19. SC - Single Comb
  20. RC - Rose Comb
  21. Med. - Mediterranean
  22. Cont. - Continental
  23. Amer. - American
  24. R.C.C.L. - Rose Comb Clean Legged
  25. S.C.C.L. - Single Comb Clean Legged
  26. A.O.C.C.L. - All Other Combs Clean Legged
  27. A.O.S.B. - All Other Standard Breeds
  28. Ch. - Champion
  29. Res. - Reserve (Runner Up)
  30. ASA - American Serama Association
  31. O.E.G. - Old English Game (a breed of chicken)
  32. O.E.G.B. - Old English Game Bantam (a breed of chicken)
  33. AGB - American Game Bantam (a breed of chicken)
  34. NN - Naked Neck (a breed of chicken)

  35. RIR - Rhode Island Red (a breed of chicken)
  36. Fav - Faverolles
  37. DQ - Disqualification
  38. Blk - Black
  39. Wht - White
  40. BB Red or BBR - Black Breasted Red
  41. BLRW - Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
  42. SLW - Silver-laced Wyandotte
  43. GLW - Golden-laced Wyandotte
  44. CW - Columbian Wyandotte
  45. BCM - Black Copper Maran
  46. SPL - Splash
  47. GDW - Golden Duck Wing
  48. SDW - Silver Duck Wing
  49. DT - Double Tufted (often Araucana)
  50. ST- Single Tufted (often Araucana)
  51. CF - Clean Faced (often Araucana)
  52. DIS - Dead in Shell
  53. SQ - Show Quality
  54. Orp - Orpington
(please note that I basically reposted this from https://www.poultryshowcentral.com/Abbreviations.html I am not responsible for this info I wanted to post this so it was at everyone's fingertips here on byc! thank you)
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