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The Wyandotte is an American breed of chicken developed in the 1870s. It was named for the indigenous Wyandot people of North America. [6] The Wyandotte is a dual-purpose breed, kept for its brown eggs and its yellow-skinned meat. [6] It is a popular show bird, and has many color variants. [4] It was originally known as the American Sebright. [1]
The wings have a large surface area and the bird's legs are and short. They have four toes ending in long, curved nails that need to be trimmed often. The bird has a very even muscle distribution and has been described as being 'an excellent table bird'. A quarter-sized bantam exists. [4] [5] This bantam breed is the smallest bantam that exists ...
Developed in the late 1940s by Reginald Appleyard in Suffolk with the name "Miniature Silver Appleyard", it was intended to be very attractive and docile ducks. The breed is known to be a crossing of Khaki Campbells and White calls, the duck received very little interest until its standardization in the United Kingdom year 1997 where it received the new name of "Silver Bantam". [2]
The Old English Game is a British breed of domestic chicken.It was probably originally bred for cockfighting. [4] Two different standards are recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain: Carlisle Old English Game and Oxford Old English Game. [6]
Breed Classification Notes Image Abacot Ranger: light: Aylesbury Duck: heavy: Bali Duck: light: Black East Indian Duck: bantam and call ducks: Blue Swedish: heavy
The Sussex originates in the historic county of Sussex, in south-east England.It is among the oldest of British chicken breeds: [2]: 289 birds described as "Old Sussex or Kent Fowl" were shown at the first poultry show at London Zoo in 1845. [7]
The Rosecomb is one of the oldest bantam breeds of chicken. The earliest surviving records of the breed are from the 14th century in Britain, though it may have another point of origin. [3]: 142 Their popularity as an ornamental breed first took flight after King Richard III began to raise them.
The Dutch Bantam (Dutch: Hollandse Kriel) is a breed of bantam chicken originating in the Netherlands. [6] [7] It is a true bantam, a naturally small bird with no related large fowl from which it was miniaturized. [8]: 136 It is kept mainly for exhibition, and has been bred in many color varieties; it is a good layer of small eggs. [9]: 45