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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An excellent dual-purpose egg-laying breed from Australia; world record holder for most eggs laid in a year (364) | Australorp |
| Originally bred to be the U.S. broiler bird, lays 100–150 brown eggs/year; great forager and dual-purpose | Delaware |
| Breed from New Hampshire, USA; early feathering, fast growth, lays 200–280 brown eggs/year | New Hampshire |
| Cold-hardy dual-purpose breed from Ohio; curious, friendly, excellent mousers, lays 200 brown eggs/year | Buckeye |
| Hardy and friendly American breed; lays 200–280 large brown eggs/year; some strains bred for meat | Plymouth Rock |
| Beautiful, intelligent, speckled breed; curious and good layers, producing 200–350 light brown eggs/year | Sussex |
| Italian-origin breed; prolific layer of 280–300 large white eggs/year; good forager and efficient | Leghorn |
| Most common commercial meat breed; fast-growing, aggressive, not ideal for backyard; lays 100–120 eggs/year | Cornish Cross |
| French breed known for gourmet-quality meat; lays 250 golden brown eggs/year; slow grower | Bresse |
| Largest purebred chicken breed; calm and slow-growing; hens lay 150–200 very large brown eggs/year | Jersey Giant |
| Large, gentle birds from China/India; 3 color varieties; lay 150 medium brown eggs/year; friendly & calm | Brahma |
| Peaceful ornamental breed from China; fluffy, multiple color patterns; broody, lays ~160 brown eggs/year | Cochin |
| French-origin breed; friendly, talkative, curious, often humorous behavior | Faverolles |
| Very calm and friendly; slow-moving and loyal if given treats; great backyard companion | Orpington |
| Ornamental breed with feathered crest; tame, good layers of 200+ white eggs/year; prone to eye issues | Polish |
| Breed known more for beauty than eggs; makes a great therapy/house chicken; poor layer | Sultan |
| Fuzzy-feathered breed from China; looks like it's wearing fur; extremely friendly and cuddly | Silkie |
| German breed with extremely long tail, developed from Japanese Onagadori | Phoenix |
| Japanese breed known for tail lengths up to 27ft due to non-molting gene | Onagadori |
| Chicken with featherless neck resembling a turkey; hardy meat breed with moderate egg laying | Transylvanian Naked Neck (Turken) |