The Catalana chicken is a dual-purpose breed. Hens are non-broody layers of 150 plus medium to large, white- to light-tinted eggs yearly.
The gorgeous Cubalaya chicken is a popular show breed and has dual-purpose qualities.
The historical Delaware chicken is a wonderful provider of eggs and tender meat. Hens lay approximately 150 to 200 medium- to rich-brown eggs yearly.
The Hamburg chicken is a dependable layer but shy of people. Hens will lay an abundance of small white eggs year-round.
The rare Holland chicken is a wonderful dual-purpose breed that thrives in a free-range environment.
The Houdan chicken breed meets dual-purpose criteria as a great layer and table fowl. Hens are good layers of small white eggs, laying well into winter.
The nearly extinct Iowa Blue chicken breed has great dual-purpose qualities.
This extraordinary, ornamental Japanese Bantam chicken breed was originally favored by the aristocratic class of Japanese society as ornamental garden birds.
The Lakenvelder chicken breed lays well, hens are non-broody setters of medium-sized porcelain-white eggs.
The Lamona is an extremely rare dual-purpose chicken. Hens are recorded as laying as many as 268 large, white eggs per year.
The ancient Malay is best suited to fanciers and breeders wishing to revive the lines of Oriental poultry.
The dual-purpose Manx Rumpy earned its name during the 20th century, when a farmer saw a resemblance between the chicken breed and the tailless Manx cat.
