UK poultry breed guide
172 chicken, duck, goose, turkey, quail and guinea fowl breeds kept in the UK, with what they lay, how big they get and who to ask about them.
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| Breed | Eggs a year | Egg colour | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abacot Ranger duckwhite eggs · RBST priority | – | White | RBST priority |
| African goose20–40 eggs a year · white eggs | 20–40 | White | – |
| American Buff goose15–25 eggs a year · white eggs | 15–25 | White | – |
| Ancona chicken180–220 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners | 180–220 | White | RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners |
| Andalusian chicken160–200 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 160–200 | White | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Appenzeller Barthüner chicken190–220 eggs a year · white eggs · Bantam | 190–220 | White | Bantam |
| Appenzeller Spitzhauben chicken230–280 eggs a year · white eggs | 230–280 | White | – |
| Araucana chicken170–200 eggs a year · blue/green eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 170–200 | Blue/green | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Asil chicken5–20 eggs a year · cream/tinted eggs · Bantam | 5–20 | Cream/tinted | Bantam |
| Australorp chicken200–250 eggs a year · light brown/tinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners | 200–250 | Light brown/tinted | RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners |
| Ayam Cemani chickencream/tinted eggs · Bantam | – | Cream/tinted | Bantam |
| Aylesbury duck40–120 eggs a year · white/greenish eggs · RBST priority | 40–120 | White/greenish | RBST priority |
| Bali duck140–200 eggs a year · white/blue-green eggs | 140–200 | White/blue-green | – |
| Barnevelder chicken180–230 eggs a year · dark brown eggs · Bantam | 180–230 | Dark brown | Bantam |
| Belgian chicken200–250 eggs a year · white/cream eggs · Bantam | 200–250 | White/cream | Bantam |
| Black East Indian duck40–100 eggs a year · grey/black to white eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 40–100 | Grey/black to white | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Black Rock chickenbrown eggs · Beginners | – | Brown | Beginners |
| Blue Swedish duck80–150 eggs a year · white/blue-green eggs | 80–150 | White/blue-green | – |
| Blue turkeycream, speckled eggs · RBST priority | – | Cream, speckled | RBST priority |
| Bluebelle chicken260–300 (first year) eggs a year · brown eggs | 260–300 (first year) | Brown | – |
| Booted chicken150–180 eggs a year · white/cream eggs · Bantam | 150–180 | White/cream | Bantam |
| Bourbon Red turkeycream, speckled eggs · RBST priority | – | Cream, speckled | RBST priority |
| Bovans Goldline chickenbrown eggs | – | Brown | – |
| Brabanter chickenwhite eggs · Bantam | – | White | Bantam |
| Brahma chicken120–180 eggs a year · tinted eggs · Bantam · Beginners | 120–180 | Tinted | Bantam · Beginners |
| Brakel chicken180–200 eggs a year · white eggs · Bantam | 180–200 | White | Bantam |
| Brecon Buff goose10–25 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 10–25 | White | RBST priority |
| Breda chickenwhite eggs · Bantam | – | White | Bantam |
| Bresse-Gauloise chickenwhite/cream eggs · Bantam | – | White/cream | Bantam |
| Brockbar chickentinted/brown eggs · Bantam | – | Tinted/brown | Bantam |
| Bronze turkey50–100 eggs a year · cream, speckled eggs · RBST priority | 50–100 | Cream, speckled | RBST priority |
| Brussbar chickentinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | – | Tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Buff Back goose25–35 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 25–35 | White | RBST priority |
| Buff Orpington duck160–200+ eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 160–200+ | White | RBST priority |
| Buff turkeycream, speckled eggs · RBST priority | – | Cream, speckled | RBST priority |
| Burmese chickencream eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | – | Cream | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Call duck50–150 (reported) eggs a year · white/cream eggs · Bantam | 50–150 (reported) | White/cream | Bantam |
| Cambar chickenwhite eggs · Bantam | – | White | Bantam |
| Campbell duck250–300+ eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 250–300+ | White | RBST priority |
| Campine chicken140–170 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 140–170 | White | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Carlisle Old English Game chicken50–80 eggs a year · cream/tinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 50–80 | Cream/tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Cayuga duck80–160 eggs a year · dark grey/black fading to white eggs · RBST priority | 80–160 | Dark grey/black fading to white | RBST priority |
| Chinese goose50–80 eggs a year · white eggs | 50–80 | White | – |
| Chinese painted (King) quailolive/speckled eggs | – | Olive/speckled | – |
| Cochin chicken150–200 eggs a year · tinted eggs · RBST priority | 150–200 | Tinted | RBST priority |
| Columbian Blacktail chicken280–300 (first year) eggs a year · light brown eggs | 280–300 (first year) | Light brown | – |
| Cream Legbar chicken180–200 eggs a year · blue/green eggs · RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners | 180–200 | Blue/green | RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners |
| Crested duck120–200 eggs a year · white/blue-green eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 120–200 | White/blue-green | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Crèvecoeur chickenwhite eggs · Bantam | – | White | Bantam |
| Crimson Dawn/Black-Winged Bronze turkeycream, speckled eggs | – | Cream, speckled | – |
| Croad Langshan chicken180–240 eggs a year · brown (plum-tinted) eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 180–240 | Brown (plum-tinted) | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Crollwitzer (Pied) turkeycream, speckled eggs · RBST priority | – | Cream, speckled | RBST priority |
| Czech goose10–25 eggs a year · white eggs | 10–25 | White | – |
| Dandarawi chickenwhite/tinted eggs | – | White/tinted | – |
| Derbyshire Redcap chicken150–200 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 150–200 | White | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Dominique chicken160–200 eggs a year · brown eggs · Bantam · Beginners | 160–200 | Brown | Bantam · Beginners |
| Dorbar chickenwhite/tinted eggs · Bantam | – | White/tinted | Bantam |
| Dorking chicken120–170 eggs a year · white/tinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 120–170 | White/tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Dutch chicken80–160 eggs a year · white/cream eggs · Bantam | 80–160 | White/cream | Bantam |
| Embden goose10–30 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 10–30 | White | RBST priority |
| Ex-batt hybrid chickenbrown eggs | – | Brown | – |
| Faverolles chicken160–200 eggs a year · tinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 160–200 | Tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Fayoumi chicken180–220 eggs a year · white/tinted eggs | 180–220 | White/tinted | – |
| Franconian goosewhite eggs | – | White | – |
| Friesian chicken150–180 eggs a year · white eggs | 150–180 | White | – |
| Frizzle chickenabout 160 eggs a year · tinted/white eggs · Bantam | about 160 | Tinted/white | Bantam |
| German Langshan chicken150–200 eggs a year · brown eggs · Bantam | 150–200 | Brown | Bantam |
| Gingernut Ranger chicken300–320+ (first year) eggs a year · brown eggs · Beginners | 300–320+ (first year) | Brown | Beginners |
| Grey Back goose25–35 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 25–35 | White | RBST priority |
| Groninger chickenwhite eggs | – | White | – |
| Hamburgh chicken170–200 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 170–200 | White | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Harvey Speckled turkeycream, speckled eggs · RBST priority | – | Cream, speckled | RBST priority |
| Helmeted guinea fowl90–110 eggs a year · cream/light brown, speckled eggs | 90–110 | Cream/light brown, speckled | – |
| Hook Bill duck100–200 eggs a year · white/blue-green eggs · RBST priority | 100–200 | White/blue-green | RBST priority |
| Houdan chicken180–240 eggs a year · white eggs · Bantam | 180–240 | White | Bantam |
| Hybrid layer chickenbrown (varies) eggs · Beginners | – | Brown (varies) | Beginners |
| Indian Game chicken60–90 eggs a year · light brown eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 60–90 | Light brown | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Indian Runner duck100–200 eggs a year · white/greenish eggs | 100–200 | White/greenish | – |
| ISA Brown chicken300+ (first year) eggs a year · light brown eggs | 300+ (first year) | Light brown | – |
| Ixworth chicken160–200 eggs a year · tinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 160–200 | Tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Japanese (Coturnix) quail200–300 eggs a year · speckled (cream with brown/black) eggs | 200–300 | Speckled (cream with brown/black) | – |
| Japanese chicken80–160 eggs a year · cream/tinted eggs · Bantam | 80–160 | Cream/tinted | Bantam |
| Jersey Giant chicken150–170 eggs a year · brown eggs · Bantam · Beginners | 150–170 | Brown | Bantam · Beginners |
| Ko Shamo chickentinted eggs · Bantam | – | Tinted | Bantam |
| Kraienköppe chicken150–180 eggs a year · cream/tinted eggs · Bantam | 150–180 | Cream/tinted | Bantam |
| Kulang chickentinted eggs | – | Tinted | – |
| La Flèche chicken150–180 eggs a year · white eggs · Bantam | 150–180 | White | Bantam |
| Lakenvelder chickenabout 190 eggs a year · white/tinted eggs · Bantam | about 190 | White/tinted | Bantam |
| Legbar chickenwhite/cream eggs · RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners | – | White/cream | RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners |
| Leghorn chicken180–250 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 180–250 | White | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Lincolnshire Buff chickentinted eggs · Bantam | – | Tinted | Bantam |
| Lohmann Brown chicken300+ (first year) eggs a year · light brown eggs | 300+ (first year) | Light brown | – |
| Magpie duck80–180 eggs a year · white/blue-green eggs · RBST priority | 80–180 | White/blue-green | RBST priority |
| Malay chickentinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | – | Tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Marans chicken160–210 eggs a year · dark brown eggs · Bantam | 160–210 | Dark brown | Bantam |
| Marsh Daisy chicken160–210 eggs a year · tinted eggs · RBST priority | 160–210 | Tinted | RBST priority |
| Minorca chicken170–220 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 170–220 | White | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Modern Game chicken50–80 eggs a year · tinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 50–80 | Tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Modern Langshan chicken160–180 eggs a year · brown eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 160–180 | Brown | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Muscovy duck60–150 eggs a year · white/cream eggs | 60–150 | White/cream | – |
| Nankin chicken150–180 eggs a year · cream/tinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 150–180 | Cream/tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Nankin Shamo chickentinted eggs · Bantam | – | Tinted | Bantam |
| Narragansett turkeycream, speckled eggs · RBST priority | – | Cream, speckled | RBST priority |
| Nebraskan turkeycream, speckled eggs | – | Cream, speckled | – |
| New Hampshire Red chicken160–240 eggs a year · brown eggs · Bantam | 160–240 | Brown | Bantam |
| Norfolk Black turkeycream, speckled eggs · RBST priority | – | Cream, speckled | RBST priority |
| Norfolk Grey chicken150–220 eggs a year · tinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners | 150–220 | Tinted | RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners |
| North Holland Blue chickentinted/light brown eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | – | Tinted/light brown | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Ohiki chickentinted eggs · Bantam | – | Tinted | Bantam |
| Old English Game Bantam chicken100–160 eggs a year · cream/tinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 100–160 | Cream/tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Old English Pheasant Fowl chickenwhite eggs · RBST priority | – | White | RBST priority |
| Orloff chickentinted eggs · Bantam | – | Tinted | Bantam |
| Orpington chicken100–180 eggs a year · tinted/light brown eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 100–180 | Tinted/light brown | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Oxford Old English Game chickencream/tinted eggs · RBST priority | – | Cream/tinted | RBST priority |
| Pekin chicken120–160 eggs a year · white eggs · Bantam | 120–160 | White | Bantam |
| Pekin duck60–140 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 60–140 | White | RBST priority |
| Pilgrim goose20–40 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 20–40 | White | RBST priority |
| Plymouth Rock chicken190–240 eggs a year · tinted/light brown eggs · Bantam | 190–240 | Tinted/light brown | Bantam |
| Poland chicken120–150 eggs a year · white eggs · Bantam | 120–150 | White | Bantam |
| Pomeranian goose35–70 eggs a year · white eggs | 35–70 | White | – |
| Rhode Island Red chicken250+ eggs a year · brown eggs · Bantam | 250+ | Brown | Bantam |
| Rhodebar chicken180–200 eggs a year · brown eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 180–200 | Brown | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Roman goose40–60 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 40–60 | White | RBST priority |
| Rosecomb chicken150–180 eggs a year · white/cream eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 150–180 | White/cream | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Rouen Clair duck40–120 eggs a year · white/greenish eggs | 40–120 | White/greenish | – |
| Rouen duck60–150 eggs a year · white/greenish eggs · RBST priority | 60–150 | White/greenish | RBST priority |
| Rumpless Araucana chicken170–180 eggs a year · blue/green eggs · Bantam | 170–180 | Blue/green | Bantam |
| Rumpless Game chickentinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | – | Tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Satsumadori chickentinted eggs | – | Tinted | – |
| Saxony duck100–160 eggs a year · white eggs | 100–160 | White | – |
| Scots Dumpy chickenwhite/tinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | – | White/tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Scots Grey chicken180–200 eggs a year · white/tinted eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 180–200 | White/tinted | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Sebastopol goose30–50 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 30–50 | White | RBST priority |
| Sebright chicken50–80 eggs a year · white/cream eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 50–80 | White/cream | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Serama chicken80–160 eggs a year · tinted/brown eggs · Bantam | 80–160 | Tinted/brown | Bantam |
| Shamo chickentinted eggs · Bantam | – | Tinted | Bantam |
| Shetland duckwhite/grey eggs · RBST priority | – | White/grey | RBST priority |
| Shetland goosewhite eggs · RBST priority | – | White | RBST priority |
| Sicilian Buttercup chickenwhite eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | – | White | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Silkie chicken90–120 eggs a year · cream/tinted eggs · Bantam | 90–120 | Cream/tinted | Bantam |
| Silver Appleyard duck100–180 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 100–180 | White | RBST priority |
| Silver Appleyard Miniature duck60–160 eggs a year · white eggs · Bantam | 60–160 | White | Bantam |
| Silver Bantam duck60–160 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 60–160 | White | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Skåne goosewhite eggs | – | White | – |
| Slate turkeycream, speckled eggs · RBST priority | – | Cream, speckled | RBST priority |
| Spanish chicken120–160 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | 120–160 | White | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Speckledy chicken250–300 (first year) eggs a year · brown, often speckled eggs | 250–300 (first year) | Brown, often speckled | – |
| Stanbridge White duckpale green eggs · RBST priority | – | Pale green | RBST priority |
| Steinbacher goose30–50 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 30–50 | White | RBST priority |
| Suffolk Chequer chickencream/tinted eggs · Bantam | – | Cream/tinted | Bantam |
| Sulmtaler chickencream/tinted eggs · Bantam | – | Cream/tinted | Bantam |
| Sultan chickenwhite eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | – | White | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Sumatra chickenwhite/tinted eggs · Bantam | – | White/tinted | Bantam |
| Sussex chicken180–210 eggs a year · tinted/light brown eggs · RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners | 180–210 | Tinted/light brown | RBST priority · Bantam · Beginners |
| Taiwan chickentinted eggs | – | Tinted | – |
| Thai Game chickentinted eggs | – | Tinted | – |
| Thüringian chicken140–180 eggs a year · white/cream eggs · Bantam | 140–180 | White/cream | Bantam |
| Toulouse goose20–40 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 20–40 | White | RBST priority |
| Transylvanian Naked Neck chickentinted/brown eggs · Bantam · Beginners | – | Tinted/brown | Bantam · Beginners |
| Tuzo chickentinted eggs · Bantam | – | Tinted | Bantam |
| Vorwerk chicken160–190 eggs a year · cream/tinted eggs · Bantam · Beginners | 160–190 | Cream/tinted | Bantam · Beginners |
| Welbar chickendark brown eggs · RBST priority · Bantam | – | Dark brown | RBST priority · Bantam |
| Welsh Harlequin duck150–250 (reported) eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 150–250 (reported) | White | RBST priority |
| Welsummer chicken200–250 eggs a year · dark brown (speckled) eggs · Bantam | 200–250 | Dark brown (speckled) | Bantam |
| West of England goose20–50 eggs a year · white eggs · RBST priority | 20–50 | White | RBST priority |
| White Star chicken300–350 (first year) eggs a year · white eggs | 300–350 (first year) | White | – |
| White turkeycream, speckled eggs · RBST priority | – | Cream, speckled | RBST priority |
| Wyandotte chicken100–200 eggs a year · tinted/light brown eggs · Bantam · Beginners | 100–200 | Tinted/light brown | Bantam · Beginners |
| Wybar chickentinted eggs · Bantam | – | Tinted | Bantam |
| Yakido chickentinted eggs | – | Tinted | – |
| Yamato-Gunkei chicken5–20 eggs a year · tinted eggs · Bantam | 5–20 | Tinted | Bantam |
| Yokohama chicken80–100 eggs a year · tinted eggs · Bantam | 80–100 | Tinted | Bantam |