Breeds and Varieties Officially Recognized by the American Poultry Association, Inc.

America | Asiatic | English | Mediterranean | Hamburgs | Continental | Polish | French | Games | Orientals | Miscellaneous | Bantams

 

LARGE CHICKENS
Class I - America
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties
Plymouth Rock 1874 Barred

1888 White

1894 Buff

1907 Silver Penciled

1909 Partridge

1910 Columbian

1920 Blue

Dominiques 1874

Wyandottes 1883 Silver Laced

1888 Golden Laced

1893 White

1893 Buff

1901 Partridge

1902 Silvered Penciled

1905 Columbian

Javas 1883 Black

1883 Mottled

Rhode Island Reds 1904 Single Comb

1905 Rose Comb

Rhode Island Whites 1922 Rose Comb

Buckeyes 1904

Chanteclers 1921 White

1935 Partridge

Jersey Giants 1922 Black

1947 White

Lamonas 1933

New Hampshires 1935

Hollands 1949 Barred

1949 White

Delawares 1952

Class II - Asiatic
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties

Brahmas 1874 Light

1874 Dark

1924 Buff

Cochins 1874 Buff

1874 Partridge

1874 White

1874 Black

Langshans 1883 Black

1893 White

Class III - English
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties

Dorkings 1874 White

1874 Silver-Gray

1874 Colored

Redcaps 1888

Cornish 1893 Dark

1898 White

1909 White Laced Red

1948 Buff

Orpingtons 1902 Buff

1905 Black

1905 White

1923 Blue

Sussex 1914 Speckled

1914 Red

1929 Light

Austraporps 1929 Black

Class IV- Mediterranean
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties

Leghorns 1874 Single-Comb Dark Brown

1874 Single-Comb Light Brown

1883 Rose-Comb Dark Brown

1883 Rose-Comb Light Brown

1874 Single-Comb White

1886 Rose-Comb White

1894 Single-Comb Buff

1874 Single-Comb Black

1894 Single-Comb Silver

1929 Single-Comb Red

1929 Single-Comb Black-Tailed Red

1929 Single-Comb Columbian

Minorcas 1888 Single-Comb Black

1904 Rose-Comb Black

1888 Single-Comb White

1914 Rose-Comb White

1913 Single-Comb Buff

Spanish 1874 White Faced Black

Blue Andulasians 1874

Anconas 1898 Single-Comb

1914 Rose Comb

Buttercups 1918

Catalanas 1949 Buff

Class V - Hamburgs
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties

Hamburgs 1874 Golden-Spangled

1874 Silver-Spangled

1874 Golden-Penciled

1874 Silver-Penciled

1874 White

1874 Black

Class VI - Continental
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties

Campines 1914 Silver

1914 Golden

Lakenvelders 1939

Class VII - Polish
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties

Polish 1874 White Crested Black

1874 Non-Bearded Golden

1874 Non-Bearded Silver

1874 Non-Bearded White

1938 Non-Bearded Buff Laced

1883 Bearded Golden

1883 Bearded Silver

1883 Bearded White

1883 Bearded Buff Laced

Class VIII - French
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties

Houdans 1874 Mottled

1914 White

Crevecoeurs 1874 Black

La Fleche 1874 Black

Faverolles 1914 Salmon

Class IX - Games
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties

Modern Games 1874 Black-Breasted Red

1874 Brown-Red

1874 Golden Duckwing

1874 Silver Duckwing

1874 Birchen

1874 Red Pyle

1874 White

1874 Black

Old English Games 1928 Black-Breasted Red

1938 Brown-Red

1938 Golden Duckwing

1938 Silver Duckwing

1938 Red Pyle

1938 White

1938 Black

1938 Spangled

Class X - Orientals
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties

Sumatras 1883 Black
Malays 1883 Black Breasted Red

Cubalayas 1939 Black Breasted Red

1939 White

1939 Black

Class XI - Miscellaneous
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties

Sultans 1874 White

Frizzles 1874

Bantams
Bantams are miniature chickens usually about one-fourth to one-fifth the weight of their large counterparts, when such exist. Although they appear to be exact miniatures, actually they are disproportionately larger in head, wings, tail and feather size than their weight would indicate. Little is known of their origin but it is thought they may have originated in the Orient although historians do not agree.
Single Comb, Clean Legged, Other Than Game
Breeds Admitted to Standard Varieties

Japanese 1874 Black Tailed

1883 White

1883 Black

1914 Gray (Birchen)

1947 Mottled

Plymouth Rocks 1940 Barred

1944 White

Rhode Island Reds 1940 Single-Comb

1952 Rose-Comb

Leghorns 1940 Single-Comb White

Minorcas 1944 Single-Comb Black

Frizzies 1951