Chicken Breed Chart to Help Choose Your Chicken

Chicken Breed Chart to Help Choose Your Chicken

Bird

Size

Chicken

Breed

Picture

lb.

Egg

Color Cold

and Hardy

Size

Brooding/Best

Coop

Recommendation

Behavior

Egg

Laying

occasional

brooder

Ameraucana

4-5

blue

yes

well adaptable

to confinement Best coop:

or free range;

mostly calm,

non-aggressive GGC Chic Mobile

for 8-12 birds

yes

prefers free

range; nervous

& restless in

confinement;

flyer; active,

flighty, marked

wildness,

avoids human

contact

good

non-setter

Ancona

4-6

white

Best Ccoop:

Large Wood

Excellent

Backyard Chicken

Coop Poultry Hen

House with

Outdoor Run

mostly a nonsetter

Andalusian

5.5-7

white

no

semi-adaptable

to confinement,

but prefers free

range; active,

flighty, noisy,

avoids human

contact

Best Coop:

good

Large Wood

Backyard Chicken

Coop Poultry Hen

House with

Outdoor Run

can be broody

Appenzeller

white

no

early maturing

not very

tolerant of close

Best Coop:

confinement;

flyer; active,

flighty

Walk in chicken

coop for 6 to 8

good

Bird

Size

Chicken

Breed

Picture

lb.

Egg

Color Cold

and Hardy

Size

Brooding/Best

Coop

Recommendation

Behavior

Egg

Laying

good, or frequent,

brooder

Araucana

blue

yes

5Aseel

5 3/4

cream

yes

well adaptable

to confinement

or free range;

calm, nonaggressive

bears

confinement

better than

most other

game breeds;

extremely fierce

& pugnacious,

but docile &

easily handled

when away from

other cocks;

because of

aggressiveness,

not

recommended

for a mixed

flock

Best Coop:

good

EZ-fit 3 x 4

Chicken Coop

occasioal brooder

Best Coop:

excellent

Walk in chicken

coop for 6 to 8

mixed brooding

Australorp or

Black

Australorp

6.5-8.5 brown

yes

well adaptable

to confinement

or free range;

calm, docile;

more easily

handled

Best Coop:

good

Walk in chicken

coop for 6 to 8

mixed brooding

Best Coop:

Barnevelder

dark

brown

well adaptable

to confinement

or free range;

calm, docile

67" Farmhouse

excellent

Wooden Chicken

Coop with Display

Top, Run Area

and Nesting Box

Bird

Size

Chicken

Breed

Picture

lb.

Egg

Color Cold

and Hardy

Size

Brooding/Best

Coop

Recommendation

Behavior

Egg

Laying

broody

Best Coop:

Belgian

D'Anver, or

Antwerp

Belgian,

Barbu

d'Anvers

white

no

active, flyer;

hens calm,

cocks can be

aggressive

Large Wood

fair

Backyard Chicken

Coop Poultry Hen

House with

Outdoor Run

broody

Brahma

9.5-12

brown

yes

adaptable to

confinement or

free range;

mostly gentle;

more easily

handled.

Best Coop:

67" Farmhouse

good

Wooden Chicken

Coop with Display

Top, Run Area

and Nesting Box

broody

Buckeye

6.5-9

brown

yes

adaptable to

confinement,

very adaptable

to free range;

calm, docile;

can be curious;

more easily

handled.

Best Coop:

67" Farmhouse

good

Wooden Chicken

Coop with Display

Top, Run Area

and Nesting Box

good, or frequent,

brooder

Buff

Sablepoot/

Botted

Bantam

white

or

tinted

in

color

yes

adaptable to

confinement or

free range;

mostly gentle;

more easily

handled.

Best Coop:

144" Large

Backyard Hen

House Chicken

Coop w/ Long Run

Excellent

Bird

Size

Chicken

Breed

Campine

Picture

lb.

4-6

Egg

Color Cold

and Hardy

Size

white

no

Brooding/Best

Coop

Recommendation

Behavior

economical

eater; semiadaptable to

confinement,

but prefers free

range; flyer;

alert, lively; can

be curious;

some are rather

wild, others can

be quite tolerant

of humans

Egg

Laying

non setter

Best Coop:

good

144" Large

Backyard Hen

House Chicken

Coop w/ Long Run

non setter

Catalana

Chantecler

6-8

white

6.5-8.5 brown

no

less tolerant of

close

confinement;

active,

vigorous,

avoids human

contact

yes

broody

bears

confinement

Best Coop:

well; calm,

docile, although

excellent

there are

Amish Chicken

reports of

Mansion for 12-18

skittishness.

Best Coop:

good

144" Large

Backyard Hen

House Chicken

Coop w/ Long Run

non setter

Crevecoeur

white

no

suited for close

Best Coop:

(and dry)

confinement;

good

active; can be

Amish Chicken

aggressive

Mansion for 12-18

Bird

Size

Chicken

Breed

Picture

lb.

Egg

Color Cold

and Hardy

Size

Brooding/Best

Coop

Recommendation

Behavior

Egg

Laying

broody

Delaware

6.5-8.5 brown

yes

well adaptable

to confinement

or free range;

calm, docile

Best Coop:

excellent

Amish Chicken

Mansion for 12-18

broody

Dominique

or Dominiker

5-7

brown

yes

well adaptable

to confinement

or free range;

calm mostly,

but more flighty

than other dual

purpose breeds

yes

adaptable to

confinement or

free range;

calm; docile;

stately or

awkward;

fattens easily;

more easily

handled

yes

bears

confinement

well; alert;

calm; very

docile; genteel;

prone to

bullying by

others, so may

not do well in a

mixed flock

Best Coop:

67" Farmhouse

good

Wooden Chicken

Coop with Display

Top, Run Area

and Nesting Box

very broody

Dorking

Faverolles

7-9

6.5-8

white

cream

Best Coop:

67" Farmhouse

poor

Wooden Chicken

Coop with Display

Top, Run Area

and Nesting Box

occasional

brooding

Best Coop:

good

Large Wood

Backyard Chicken

Coop Poultry Hen

House with

Outdoor Run

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