- LF - Large Fowl (A standard-sized chicken)
- B, BT, BTM - Bantam (A miniature chicken)
- WF - Waterfowl (Ducks & Geese)
- SF - Standard Fowl (A standard-sized chicken)
- APA - American Poultry Association
- ABA - American Bantam Association
- BB - Best of Breed
- BV - Best of Variety
- RB - Reserve of Breed (2nd place of Breed)
- RV - Reserve of Variety (2nd place of that feather coloring)
- C - Cock (Rooster older than 1-year-old)
- K - Cockerel (Rooster younger than 1-year-old)
- H - Hen (Female older than 1-year-old)
- P - Pullet (Female younger than 1-year-old)
- YT - Young Trio (2 Pullets and a Cockerel)
- OT - Old Trio (2 Hens and a Cock)
- Aov - Any Other Variety
- AOB - Any Other Breed
- SC - Single Comb
- RC - Rose Comb
- Med. - Mediterranean
- Cont. - Continental
- Amer. - American
- R.C.C.L. - Rose Comb Clean Legged
- S.C.C.L. - Single Comb Clean Legged
- A.O.C.C.L. - All Other Combs Clean Legged
- A.O.S.B. - All Other Standard Breeds
- Ch. - Champion
- Res. - Reserve (Runner Up)
- ASA - American Serama Association
- O.E.G. - Old English Game (a breed of chicken)
- O.E.G.B. - Old English Game Bantam (a breed of chicken)
- AGB - American Game Bantam (a breed of chicken)
- NN - Naked Neck (a breed of chicken)
- RIR - Rhode Island Red (a breed of chicken)
- Fav - Faverolles
- DQ - Disqualification
- Blk - Black
- Wht - White
- BB Red or BBR - Black Breasted Red
- BLRW - Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
- SLW - Silver-laced Wyandotte
- GLW - Golden-laced Wyandotte
- CW - Columbian Wyandotte
- BCM - Black Copper Maran
- SPL - Splash
- GDW - Golden Duck Wing
- SDW - Silver Duck Wing
- DT - Double Tufted (often Araucana)
- ST- Single Tufted (often Araucana)
- CF - Clean Faced (often Araucana)
- DIS - Dead in Shell
- SQ - Show Quality
- Orp - Orpington