Raerest breed

[336White Phoenix]

I'm looking to see who here has the rarest birds or who knows what the rarest chicken is
Thanx for any info u can give me

 

[HuskerHens18]

The Dodo bird is pretty rare so I've heard

 

[New2Chicks97]

The Dodo bird is pretty rare so I've heard

LOL

No idea as I am new to chickens. I am guessing it depends on what country you live in and in the USA probably the region too. Check out the chicken breeds section here as it has some good information on breeds.

 

[MROO]

I'm looking to see who here has the rarest birds or who knows what the rarest chicken is
Thanx for any info u can give me

Check out www.livestockconservancy.org. That'll give you a good idea of what's rare, what's threatened and what's critically endangered. There are also lots of small village-based breeds all over the world. That's where the Russian Orloff and the Swedish Flower Hens started, not so long ago. I'm sure there are lots of distinct breeds out there that are so rare they don't even make it onto the conservation radar.

 

[MROO]

Try this link from The Livestock Conservancy's website.

https://livestockconservancy.org/images/uploads/docs/PriorityPoultry2018.pdf

It should take you to a list of the most endangered (rarest) poultry breeds and the criteria for listing them as such. If the link doesn't work, go directly to the full website - www.livestockconservancy.org - and follow the links to the Priority Conservation List.

 

[MROO]

And if anyone in the Maryland/Delaware/PA corner is interested, I have some nearly-breeding-aged Sebrights (on the LC Threatened List) in need of a home where someone will help rebuild the breed. It has to be fairly local (or at least within driving distance,) as I won't ship in this heat!

 

[CannedMonster]

Greenfire Farms has a lot of rare breeds. Just google search them and it'll take you too their website. Some of them are pretty pricey but it's very interesting reading about what they're doing.

 

[varidgerunner]

Nothing that greenfire farms has is all that rare. Might have been before they got a hold of it, but definitely not after. My guess would be real honest to goodness Old English Game Standard Fowl. Probably a hundred and fifty Ayam Cemani in this country for every single Standard OEG. Strains of American Game are pretty rare too. You don't see any koopman's blue toppies on your local Craigslist.

 

[MROO]

Nothing that greenfire farms has is all that rare. Might have been before they got a hold of it, but definitely not after. My guess would be real honest to goodness Old English Game Standard Fowl. Probably a hundred and fifty Ayam Cemani in this country for every single Standard OEG. Strains of American Game are pretty rare too. You don't see any koopman's blue toppies on your local Craigslist.

Your right about Modern Games - the "real McCoy" is really hard to find! So are Redcaps and the true old Spanish White Faces. The Spanish were bred for bigger, fancier white faces for so long that they got really weak, genetically. Now it's hard to find them at all, let alone a healthy strain. It's a shame, too, 'cause they're gorgeous!

 

[3riverschick]

Leela Olson at Kindred Hill Farm in NH has some stunning Light Sussex for sale as she is concentrating on the Speckled Sussex.
Best,
Karen