Pure Poultry Breeds

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The Rare Breeds Survival Trust lists 39 breeds of poultry on its Watchlist. As of autumn 2011 they are:

Ancona
Andalusian
Australorp
British Faveroll
Brussbar
Buff Orpington
Campine
Cochin
Cream Legbar
Croad Langshan
Derbyshire Redcap
Dorking
Hamburgh
Indian Game
Ixworth
Legbar
Leghorn
Malay
Marsh Daisy
Minorca
Modern Game
Modern Langshan
Nankin
Norfolk Grey
North Holland Blue
Old English
Old English Game
Orpington (non Buff)
Pheasant Fowl
Rhodebar
Rosecomb
Rumpless Game
Scots Dumpy
Scots Grey
Sebright
Spanish
Sultan
Sussex
Welbar

Some of the pure breeds have been developed for showing and tend not to be very productive. However, some of these breeds are in danger of extinction and you may want to keep some and help to preserve them.

Others are “utility” breeds, such as the Rhode Island Red and Light Sussex, which have been developed for egg production and often as dual-purpose birds, to provide table birds too.

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About Rosemary Champion

Rosemary lives on a 12 acre smallholding in Angus, in the east of Scotland, where she keeps Ryeland Sheep, Shetland cattle and assorted poultry. She was destined to be a smallholder from an early age.