Chicken Breed Guide

The true blue-egg layer. Bearded, muffed, and hardy — not to be confused with Easter Eggers.

World record egg layers. Beautiful black plumage with green sheen.

Dutch beauty with double-laced mahogany feathers and rich brown eggs.

Germany's 'uber chicken' — huge, gentle, autosexing, and a strong layer of big brown eggs.

The 'King of Chickens'. Massive, gentle birds with feathered feet.

Ohio's mouse-hunting homestead hero. Mahogany-red, ultra cold-hardy, and the only American breed created by a woman.

Giant walking feather dusters with feathered feet. Champion broodies and gentle pets.

Autosexing British breed with a jaunty crest that lays sky-blue eggs prolifically.

The forgotten American broiler king. Fast-growing, calm, and a strong layer of large brown eggs — a heritage homestead all-rounder.

America's oldest chicken breed. A pioneer-era survivor with cuckoo-barred feathers, a frostproof rose comb, and steady brown eggs.

Not a true breed but loved for their colorful eggs. Each bird lays a unique shade.

Fluffy-cheeked French sweethearts with beards, five toes, and endlessly chatty personalities.

The 'Dutch Everyday Layer.' A spangled, free-spirited heritage breed that lays white eggs for years on remarkably little feed.

The ultimate egg machine — 300+ brown eggs a year from an affectionate little hen.

The largest chicken breed in the world — bigger than a Brahma, and just as gentle.

Champion egg layers, producing large white eggs. More active and independent.

Famous for the darkest eggs in the chicken world — deep chocolate-brown beauties.

The Rhode Island Red's faster-maturing, meatier cousin. An underrated homestead classic.

The teddy bears of the chicken world. Extremely docile and great pets.

Great dual-purpose breed. Calm, friendly, and good with children.

The ones with the outrageous feather hairdos. Comedy gold, but that crest blocks their vision.

America's most popular backyard breed. Excellent layers, hardy, and friendly.

A living work of art. Every feather on this tiny British bantam is crisply laced in black, like it was drawn with a pen.

The world's smallest chicken. A pocket-sized Malaysian bantam with a big personality, perfect as an indoor-friendly pet.

Fluffy, friendly, and make excellent mothers. Great pets but modest layers.

Alert, curious birds that are great foragers. Beautiful speckled varieties.

Lays gorgeous dark terracotta eggs with speckles. The Kellogg's rooster is one of these.

Stunning laced feather patterns. Rose comb makes them frostbite resistant.