The Sussex is a dual-purpose, heritage chicken breed. Hens are excellent producers of large, cream-colored or light-brown eggs that they lay through the coldest winter months.
Developed for cockfighting, the Aseel chicken breed is now known for its gaminess.
The Dorking is an ancient, dual-purpose chicken breed that produces about three to four white eggs per week, even in winter.
Minorca chickens are known as wonderful layers of large, chalky-white eggs.
The Nankin is a bantam chicken breed used primarily as exhibition fowl, though the hens are decent layers of tiny, delectable, creamy-white eggs. The breed is very broody and excels as surrogate hatchers.
The Sultan chicken breed is used for exhibition. They were once considered fine table chickens, but due to their scarcity, they’re rarely eaten nowadays.
The standard dual-purpose Welsummer chicken breed is famous for its large, dark, terra-cotta-colored eggs that are often speckled with an even darker hue.
The long-tailed Yokohama chicken breed is used for exhibition.
The striking Barnevelder chicken lays dark-brown eggs year-round and is a gentle addition to backyard flocks.
The ornamental Booted Bantam chicken makes a striking appearance at poultry exhibitions.
The energetic Campine chicken is a dependable layer of medium-sized white eggs.
The Belgian Bearded d’Uccle (pronounced dew-clay) is a bantam chicken breed primarily used for exhibition, though hens are modest layers of small, creamy-white eggs, averaging two to three per week.
