Standard Breed vs Utility Chicken

[paigeandclyde]

I was wondering the difference between Standard Breeds and Utility Chickens? I'm entering some chickens in a fair, and i'm not sure what categories they go in.

What would a Polish pullet and a Cochin pullet be put in to?
Thanks

 

[cgmccary]

A "Utility Breed" is a general term that just refers to any dual purpose breed (meat & eggs).

-- "standard" is a term referring to the description of an ideal specimen for its breed -- a chicken that conforms to the written description given in the APA's Standard of Perfection (SOP)-- (erroneously, people will call a Large Fowl a "standard-size chicken" vs. a bantam size).

In the APA's SOP:

the Large Fowl Polish is in the Continental Class.

A Bantam Polish is shown in the AOOCL (All Other Combs Clean Legged) Bantams Class.

A Large Fowl Cochin is shown in the Asiatic Class.

A Bantam Cochin is shown in the Feather Legged Bantams Class.

This is how the APA groups them. I do not know how your fair will group them.