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Turkeys 2017 Breed Guide chickens • ducks • turkeys BLUE SLATE TURKEY BRONZE TURKEY LARGE WHITE TURKEY Chicks Main Use: Ornamental/Meat Production Main Use: Meat Production Main Use: Meat Production Egg Production: Poor Egg Production: Poor Egg Production: Poor Egg Color: Off-White Egg Color: Off-White Egg Color: Off-White Considered a rare breed of Turkey, past The Bronze Broad Breasted Turkey is considered The White Broad Breasted Turkey is the most breeding is thought to be derived from the by some to be the largest and heaviest of the common of commercial broad breasted strains AUSTRA WHITE Spanish Black Turkey of USA and the Norfolk Turkey variety. The Bronze strain is an American of eating Turkeys on the market today. Black in England. origination. An excellent turkey to raise for family Main Use: Egg/Meat Production meat production and has an excellent feed to The White Broad Breasted Turkey is also one Egg Production: Good The Blue Slate Turkey makes an excellent meat conversion rate. However, they will have a of the largest of the breeds and generally are Egg Color: White / Cream BARRED ROCK BLACK AUSTRALORP forager and backyard/farm turkey. They are shorter natural life span than a heritage turkey not able to reproduce very well. They have an The Austra White is a cross between a Black capable of reproducing naturally and do go and have a generally very poor reproduction rate excellent feed to meat conversion ratio. Egg/Meat Production Egg / Meat Production Australorp rooster and a White Leghorn hen. Main Use: Main Use: broody. because of their large size. Very Good Excellent They were first developed in the early 1900’s. Egg Production: Egg Production: Brown Brown This cross produces offspring that are very Egg Color: Egg Color: good layers throughout the year and lay a large The Barred Rock is an excellent winter/ The Black Australorp chickens originated in off-white/cream color egg. The Austra White summer brown egg layer. It is great for Australia, were bred for egg production but pullet will be white with little black specks in backyard poultry production and is a very kid also are good for meat. Known for their shiny some feathers. This cross is considered to be friendly chicken. The Barred Rock is a single rich black feathering, this chicken breed makes a heavier breed and their disposition is calmer comb (straight comb) and has a straight an excellent winter laying hen. Just make sure Ducks than the pure Leghorn chicken breed. There are pattern in the barred feathers. you have a wind break and dry bedding in your many benefits raising baby chickens from this chicken coop or chicken house. Always make cross. These hens will lay a lot of large eggs; sure you have shady areas for the Black have good feed to egg production ratios and Australorp chicken so they do not overheat in are good for backyards. the summer. WHITE PEKIN KHAKI CAMPBELL ROUEN Main Use: Egg/Meat Production Main Use: Egg Production Main Use: Egg/Meat Production Egg Production: Excellent Egg Production: Excellent Egg Production: Excellent Egg Color: Black to White Egg Color: White Egg Color: Blue-Green to Near-White The Pekin Duck originated in China and was Khaki Campbell Duck originated in England Rouen Ducks are the basic coloration of the DOMINIQUE BLACK SEX LINK CHERRY EGGERS introduced into the Americas in the 1870s. in 1901 and is one of most prolific egg layers Mallards only larger and do not fly more than This duck is a very hardy and fast growing of the duck breeds. They are an avid forager 100 feet. A French breed that is used both Main Use: Egg/Meat Production Main Use: Egg/Meat Production Main Use: Egg/Meat Production duck and is used for meat. The White Pekin and are very active. They make a good farm for eggs and meat. A great water fowl for the Egg Production: Good Egg Production: Very Good Egg Production: Good Duck is one of the most popular breeds of or backyard duck. Khaki Campbell Duck ranch pond, they make good backyard ducks Egg Color: Brown Egg Color: Brown Egg Color: Brown ducks and have a fast growth rate and hatching drakes have an upright posture and a green and are good for insect control. The Rouen ability. They are entertaining and very active. or bluish-green bill, greenish-bronze heads Duck is calm, sociable and very entertaining as This chicken has been around in the old English The Sex Link Hybrid is the result of crossing Cherry Egger chickens are a Rhode Island Red and backs, with the remainder of the plumage pets. The Rouen Duck is a slower grower than history long before poultry standards existed. two heritage purebred poultry standard chicken breed. They are a good egg laying production being a shade of khaki tan. Generally they lay the Pekin. The Dominique chicken is often confused with breeds together, the Rhode Island Red Chicken chicken, laying large brown eggs. They are well their first egg at 20 weeks of age. the Barred Rock chicken which has a straight rooster and the Barred Rock Chicken hen. The known as the best chickens for eggs and kids. comb and slightly straighter and darker barred grown roosters have faded barred with light The Cherry Eggers chicken make a great pick markings. Dominique’s are a great bird with a colored neck hackle feathers, grown pullets for raising backyard chickens. Cherry Egger notable rose comb, barred feathering similar to or hens are black with red mixed in their neck chickens do very well in the winter as long as the Barred Plymouth Rock and a dual all purpose hackle feathers. This hybrid chicken breed you have a wind break and dry chicken house chicken. Dominique chickens are generally calm, makes for very vigorous chicks, rugged brown or chicken coop. a gentle breed that makes for a good choice egg laying hens and good cockerel chicken for raising free range chickens because of their fryers. Although not a show chicken, barred feather pattern that is thought to offer they are great for raising hens for eggs and Place your order Place your order with our AG DEPARTMENT some protection from aerial predators. pet chickens for the backyard or farm. with our AG DEPARTMENT for more information go to our website at for more information go to our website at farmandfleet.com/guides/poultry farmandfleet.com/guides/poultry BUFF ORPINGTON CINNAMON QUEEN CORNISH CROSS EASTER EGGER GOLDEN WYANDOTTE GOLDEN COMET Main Use: Egg/Meat Production Main Use: Egg/Meat Production Main Use: Meat Production Main Use: Egg Production Main Use: Egg/Meat Production Main Use: Egg/Meat Production Egg Production: Very Good Egg Production: Excellent Egg Production: Poor Egg Production: Excellent Egg Production: Good Egg Production: Excellent Egg Color: Brown Egg Color: Brown Egg Color: Brown Egg Color: Various Egg Color: Brown Egg Color: Brown Buff Orpington Chickens originated in England. These The Cinnamon Queens are one of two modern day The Cornish Cross Chicken is a cross between the The “Easter Egg Chickens” have a wide variety of Originated in Wisconsin in 1880, The Black The Golden Comet chickens are known for their fast “Golden Chicken Beauties” are a large, stately chicken production brown egg laying strains from hybrid Commercial Cornish chicken and a White Rock feather colors, feather color patterns, feather Laced Golden Wyandotte chickens are a docile body development, fast egg production and rich of a quiet disposition. Buff Orpington chickens are breeding that produce fast body development, fast Chicken. They were developed for the commercial combinations of colors with a full beard under the bird, clean legs, mostly black laced golden brown egg shell color. This strain will start to lay one of the best chickens for eggs and for chicken egg production and rich brown egg shell color. These meat chicken market. They are a rapid grower. This beak and high egg production of colorful egg shells. feathers and black tail; Red rose comb, eggs at a younger age than most standard breeds and meat. They are white skinned, plump, and juicy for a strains will start to lay eggs at a younger age than breed is bred specifically to butcher or harvest for The color of their egg shells vary from pale blue earlobes, and wattles. produce large to extra large brown eggs. They are also great dressed out eating meat chicken. most standard breeds and produce big large/extra meat production. Generally, if the Cornish broiler chicken eggs to dark blue to various shades of green color sexable as chicks for the first generation which large brown eggs. They are also color sexable as chicken is NOT butchered/dressed it will have health and a few light brownish/pink eggs. They will on occasion go broody and they make are the chicks you receive. As chicks the cockerels are Even though the Buff Orpington chicken becomes a cockerel chicks are white, and the pullet chicks are issues with the heart, bones, muscles, tendon and excellent mothers. white and the pullets are more brownish red in color. very heavy and large bird, this does not always mean more brownish red in color. Feathering color varies sores from sitting all the time. The meat is delicious and it has a taste similar to Leg color is mostly yellow but will get some greenish a larger egg. The Buff Orpington will lay a medium with brownish feathers and white feathers on the quail. The “Easter Egg Chickens” are great chickens They work well in confinement or color in the leg color.

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