Dutch Bantam hens will lay small eggs in spring, summer and fall and will become broody in winter. Nowadays, the breed is used mainly for exhibition.
This hardy and vigorous Ancona chicken is a year-round layer of white eggs.
The dual-purpose Redcap chicken breed is a former favorite of the farmer’s wife. Hens lay 120 to 180 white (slightly tinted) eggs yearly and it has a long history of being a great provider of meat.
This chicken’s unique v-shaped comb qualifies it as an ornamental breed, though it has great dual-purpose qualities as well. The rarely broody hens lay well and produce large, white eggs into winter months.
The American Game Bantam chicken is a wonderful exhibition breed for beginning poultry fanciers. Hens are fine layers and make wonderful mothers.
The Kangal is a very active dog breed with protective instincts whose talents are most commonly used as a livestock guardian.
The BueLingo is a moderately framed, composite beef cattle breed, developed for its quickly maturing beef and its beautiful white stripe along the midsection of the body.
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.
