Breeds Of Poultry
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Leghorn-ChickensLeghorn-Chickens
• Weights: 4 lbs. to 6 lbs.• Egg Shell Color: White. • Use: An egg-type
chicken. • Origin: city of Leghorn,
Italy. • Characteristics: A small,
noisy bird, like to move about.
• The most numerous breed.
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Rhode Island Red-ChickenRhode Island Red-Chicken
• Varieties: Single Comb, and Rose Comb
• Standard Weights: 5 ½ lbs to 8 ½ lbs.
• Egg Shell Color: Brown • Use: Egg production. • Origin: Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. • Characteristics:
– Relatively hardy.– The best egg layers of the
dual purpose breeds. – Reds handle marginal diets
and poor housing conditions.
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New Hampshire- ChickenNew Hampshire- Chicken
• Standard Weights: 5 ½ lbs to 8 ½ lbs.
• Use: meat production. • Origin: Massachusetts
and New Hampshire. • Characteristics:
– They possess a deep, broad body, grow feathers rapidly.
– The color is a medium to light red and often fades in the sunshine.
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White-TurkeyWhite-Turkey
• Referred as Broad Breasted Large White.
• Cross between Bronze and White Holland.
• Noted for large meaty breast.
• Artificially inseminated to reproduce.
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Bronze-TurkeyBronze-Turkey
• Referred- as Broad Breasted Bronze.
• Has black plumage and dark pinfeathers.
• Native to North America.
• Spainards took them back to Europe.
• Pilgrims bred them to wild turkeys.
• Breeders selected certain ones for the broad breast.
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White Pekin-DuckWhite Pekin-Duck
• White feathers, orange shanks and toes are desired.
• The bill is rich yellow in color.
• Pekin ducks weigh 7 lbs. to 9 lbs.
• Long, broad, deep and full breasted type, to carry an abundance of meat.
• The Pekin breed is of Chinese origin.
• Were imported to the United States about 1873.
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Muscovy-DuckMuscovy-Duck
• Originated in South America.
• White feathers and white skin.
• Weigh from 7 lbs to 10 lbs.
• Meat is best before 17 weeks.
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Toulose-GeeseToulose-Geese
• Originated in France.• Dark gray with a white
abdomen.• Adult gander weighs
26 lbs.• Adult goose weighs
about 20 lbs.• Use weeding crops;
sugar beets, mint.
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White Chinese-GeeseWhite Chinese-Geese
• Originated in China.• Two Varieties:
– White– Brown
• Use for weeding crops, and ornamental.
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ReferencesReferences
• Modern Livestock & Poultry Production 5th Edition. By James Gillespie.
• Oklahoma State University- Animal Science department.
• http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia
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