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@miss heny , as promised, here is the list of the indigenous landrace breeds of Greece. I will start off by saying that after researching what I mostly found out is that there are MULTIPLE "breeds" but after even more searching, there are only two more generally recognized, and all the others are just traits more commonly found in chickens of a certain area, and have not yet taken a more solid form. These traits include beards, feathered legs, bantams, and solid black color. Now, moving on to the two most recognized landrace breeds. Here we have the Tsouloufati, or Elliniki (translates to either crested chicken or Greek chicken!) the breed I have, and the Karagouniki (no I'm not sure there's a translation here). The Tsouloufati is mostly known for its darker color, good egg production, but most importantly, it's great ability for flight, and survival, as well as being an excellent broody (ain't that ironic). The Karagouniki is a later outcome of more selectively breeding the Tsouloufati for even greater egg production, so basically a Karagouniki is the leghorn of the Greek breeds, but with the ability to brood and survive in a free range setting. Both breeds have spotted patterns, the Tsouloufati with usually more dark patter, but as some of my girls have proven, not always, and the Karagouniki has a lighter pattern. The Tsouloufati, as the name suggests also comes with a crest, although not always. Both breeds are single combed, and may have very light leg feathering. Also, keep in mind these are landrace breeds, so there is GREAT variation in color and type. Now, the photos as promised! Some of them aren't mine, so whoever they belong to, I hope you're OK with me using them as examples of the breed! So first five are from the Tsouloufati, and the first three are of my birds, also showcasing my most good looking hen as far as the unofficial standard is concerned, and then the next two some good examples of other people's hens. The last two photos are of other people's Karagounikes. Enjoy!