List of breeds in the Australian Poultry Standards
The Australian Poultry Standards is the primary benchmark of exhibition poultry in Australia, covering chickens, turkey, geese, ducks and guinea fowl.[1]
Chickens
[edit]Breed | Classification | Image |
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American Game fowl | light breed hardfeather | ![]() |
Ancona | light breed softfeather | |
Andalusian | light breed softfeather | |
Araucana | light breed softfeather | |
Asil | light breed hardfeather | |
Australian Game | heavy breed hardfeather | ![]() |
Australian Pit Game | heavy and light breed hardfeather | |
Australian Langshan | light breed softfeather | |
Australorp | heavy breed softfeather | ![]() |
Barnevelder | heavy breed softfeather | ![]() |
Belgian bantam | true bantam softfeather light breed | |
Brahma | heavy breed softfeather | |
Campine | light breed softfeather | |
Cochin | heavy breed softfeather | |
Croad Langshan | heavy breed softfeather | |
Dorking | heavy breed softfeather | |
Faverolles | heavy breed softfeather | |
Frizzle | heavy breed softfeather | |
Hamburgh | heavy breed softfeather | |
Houdan | light breed softfeather | |
Indian Game | heavy breed hardfeather | |
Japanese bantam | true bantam softfeather light breed | |
Jungle Fowl | light breed hardfeather | |
Legbar | light breed softfeather | |
Leghorn | light breed softfeather | |
Malay Game | heavy breed softfeather | |
Marans | heavy breed softfeather | |
Minorca | light breed softfeather | |
Modern Game | heavy breed hardfeather | |
New Hampshire | heavy breed softfeather | |
Old English Game | light breed hardfeather | |
Orpington | heavy breed softfeather | |
Pekin bantam | true bantam softfeather heavy breed | |
Phoenix | light breed softfeather | |
Plymouth Rock | heavy breed softfeather | |
Polish | light breed softfeather | |
Rhode Island (both Red & White) | heavy breed softfeather | |
Rosecomb | true bantam softfeather light breed | |
Sebright | true bantam softfeather light breed | |
Shamo | heavy breed hardfeather | |
Sicilian Buttercup | light breed softfeather | |
Silkie | light breed softfeather | |
Spanish | light breed softfeather | |
Sumatra | light breed hardfeather | |
Sultan | light breed softfeather | |
Sussex | heavy breed softfeather | |
Transylvanian Naked Neck | heavy breed softfeather | |
Welsummer | light breed softfeather | |
Wyandotte | heavy breed softfeather | |
Yokohama | light breed softfeather |
Ducks
[edit]Breed | Classification | Image |
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Abacot Ranger | light | |
Australian Call | bantam | |
Aylesbury duck | heavy | |
Bali duck | light | |
Black East Indian duck | bantam | |
Blue Swedish | heavy | |
Campbell duck | light | |
Cayuga duck | heavy | |
Crested duck | light | |
Elizabeth duck | light | |
Indian Runner | light | |
Magpie duck | light | |
Mallard | bantam | |
Muscovy duck | heavy | |
Orpington Duck | light | |
Pekin duck | heavy | |
Pommern duck | light | |
Rouen Clair | heavy | |
Rouen duck | heavy | |
Saxony duck | heavy | |
Silver Appleyard duck | heavy | |
Watervale duck | heavy | |
Welsh harlequin | light |
Call duck. bantam.
Geese
[edit]Breed | Image |
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African goose | |
Australian Settler | |
Brecon Buff Goose | |
Chinese goose | |
Embden goose | |
Pomeranian goose | |
Roman Goose | |
Sebastopol Goose | |
Toulouse goose |
Turkey
[edit]Colour | Image |
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Black turkey | |
Slate Blue turkey | |
Bourbon Red | |
Bronze turkey | |
Buff turkey | |
Narragansett Turkey | |
Royal Palm turkey | |
White turkey |
Guinea fowl
[edit]Colour | Image |
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Pearl | |
Lavender | |
Cinnamon | |
Pied | |
White |
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Poultry Standards (2nd ed.). Victorian Poultry Fanciers Association (trading as Poultry Stud Breeders and Exhibitors Victoria). 2011. ISBN 978-1-921488-23-8.