Standard
Varieties of Chickens:
Ornamental Poultry
The Standard recognizes several varieties of
poultry which are purely ornamental in character and
purpose. They can not be considered as prolific
either for eggs or table purposes, being bred solely
for fancy purposes.
FOR
FURTHER READING...
The following images come from the FeatherSite,
"an on-line zoological garden of domestic
poultry". These images point to pages describing
interesting varieties of poultry, which may or may
not be bred for ornamental purposes. Some pages to
visit include the Cubalayas
page, the Appenzeller Spitzhauben
page, the Araucanas (Easter Egg Chickens)
page, the Egyptian Fayoumi (or Bigawi)
page,and the The Fabulous Faverolles
page.
Image Credits
(from left to right):
Courtesy of "redrover";
Courtesy of Karen Stone;
Courtesy of Barry Koffler;
Courtesy of Barry Koffler;
Courtesy of British Faverolles Society
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