Decorative hens among connoisseurs and lovers enjoy unchanged popularity. These breeds are not so much for eggs or meat, as for the pleasure and diversity of living creatures in their area. Ornamental breeds are distinguished by miniature, unusual appearance, combinatoriness, brightness, colorful plumage.
Did you know? Industrial decorative chickens are not bred. These species are for personal subsidiary farms.Consider the most popular decorative breeds of chickens.
Araucana
This is a Chilean breed. It is both decorative and egg-laying. The breed has a distinctive appearance - a tailless, bearded bird, with "shaggy" cheeks. Araucans are hardy, unpretentious, quickly adapt to the conditions of detention. Laying eggs have good productivity - 170-180 eggs / year. Tellingly, their eggshell is blue, bright blue, and light green. Egg weight - an average of 56-57 g, which is also a good indicator. Meat is tasty, nutritious. Araukan chickens weigh on average 1.4-1.6 kg, roosters 1.9-2 kg. The color of Araucan is different - silver, golden, wild, black, blue - there are 13 varieties of colors and their combinations.
Ayam Tsemani
Perhaps the Indonesian miniature Ayam Tsemani - the most exotic decorative chickens. It is completely completely black bird!
Did you know? Ayam Tsemani is one of the most rare and expensive breeds in the world.
Character - timid, distrustful, not contact, active. We need walking, but Indonesians fly well - the fence should be high or the tent and grid should be stretched from above. Heat-loving, in the winter - necessarily a room with heating. Chicken weight - 1.2-1.3 kg, and the rooster - 1.6-1.7 kg. Egg production - 100 eggs / year. Egg weight - 45-50 g, the shell is black.
Bentams
Japanese decorative dwarf chickens. The bird is highly active, mobile, playful and unpretentious. Color - speckled (black and white), black, beige-brown. Thermophilous breed - does not tolerate cold. Roosters - sing loudly, chickens are excellent hens. Used for meat, meat - tender, tasty. The bantam chicken is about 500 g in weight, the cockerel is 650-800 g and up to 1 kg. Egg production - 85-100 eggs / year. There are subspecies of the breed - Danish Bentham, Nanjing Bentham, Dutch Whitetail, Feather-Bentham, Beijing Bentham - the smallest of the breed, Bentham Paduan - the largest variety of Benthamka.
Brad
Dutch decorative meat and egg breed. The bird is calm, accommodating, tame, cold-resistant, hardy, unpretentious. The plumage is long, thick, dense. A special feature is the almost complete absence of the comb, instead of it - a small leathery outgrowth. Another characteristic feature is strongly feathered legs. Color - ash black. Chicken weight - 1.7-2 kg, rooster - 2.3-3 kg. The meat is juicy, tasty, its taste is not very similar to the usual chicken. Egg production is about 145-160 eggs / year. Egg weight - 53-61 g, shell color - white.
Important! In order for the chickens to be carried better, they need to extend their daylight hours to 12-13 hours.
Hamburg
German decorative-egg and sports breed, bred on the basis of the Dutch. Chickens are hardy, unpretentious, friendly, active - need walking. Bird miniature with long wings. The hen weighs 1.4-1.9 kg, the rooster 2-2.4 kg. Color - silver-black or striped or spotty, black, golden - with stripes or spots. Egg production - 180-190 eggs / year. Egg weight - 48-55 g, shell color - white.
Dutch bearded
This rare breed today is also called - owlhead. Characteristic for this bird are the black beard protruding against the background of a white or brown chest and a low forked crest in the form of horns. The breed is generally calm, friendly, livable. Color - white-black, golden-black.
Chinese silk
Breed decorative and at the same time is considered meat-egg and down. Chickens of this breed have the appearance of a wool fluffy ball, because their feathers are “shaggy”. Villi feathers are not adjacent to each other, and are in a free state - shaggy. Color - golden in different halftones, white, black. Another feature of the breed - the skin, meat and guts black.
Did you know? In Asia, the meat of the chicken hen is used for therapeutic purposes. It is believed that it has special healing properties.
Chickens weigh 1.2-1.3 kg, roosters 1.7-1.8 kg. Egg production - 85-90 eggs per year. The egg weight is 43-50 g, the shell is brown. The productivity of down - 100-110 g per haircut.
Cochinchin Dwarf
Homeland - China. It is a decorative, small, stocky, squat, ball-like bird. The body is densely feathered, the feathers hang over one another, the paws are also covered with feathers. Color - often golden beige, there are also fawn (yellow), dark brown, black chickens. Chicken weight - 0.7 kg, rooster - 0.8-0.9 kg. Egg production - 70-80 eggs / year. Egg weight - 35-40 g, shell - cream shades.
Crevker
This is a French decorative meat-egg breed of chickens, which appeared in Normandy. In the cockerels on the head, a long waving, not very thick tuft; in the hens, the tuft is thicker and rounded. The bird has a very low forked small scallop and a spreading beautiful tail. Character - tame, not conflict, livable, calm. The most common color is iridescent black with a brown tint; it is also pockmarked, blue-gray, white. The weight of chickens - 2.7-3.3 kg, roosters - 3.4-4.6 kg. Egg production - 130-140 eggs per year. Egg mass - 63-65 g, the shell - white.
Did you know? This breed is considered rare. Dietary eggs and Krevker meat are also highly valued.
Creeper
The origin is unclear, but the bird has long been known in America and Europe. These are short-cut chickens. Short paws - their distinguishing feature, because of this feature, their walk is a waddle. And in general, the chickens look disproportionate - a rather massive body with powerful but short legs. Color - orange-red-brown with black. Chicken weight - 2.1-2.6 kg, rooster - 2.6-3.1 kg. Egg production - 140-150 eggs / year. Egg mass - 52-55 g, the shell - slightly cream.
Important! When breeding for Kriperov need separate, equipped with regard to the structure of their body premises. They should not be shared with other poultry.
Curly
It is difficult to pinpoint where the Curly breed came from, it is considered that its homeland is India. This decorative meat-egg chickens. They have raised, roundly twisting up feathers - this gives the bird a shaggy and disheveled look. Feathers covered and paws. Color - silver, white, ashen, golden brown, black.
Character - livable, curious, friendly, calm. They can not stand the cold, do not fly, for the content you need a spacious room. The mass of chickens - 1.7-2.1 kg, males - 2.6-3.1 kg. Curly breed of chickens begins to sweep from 170-180 days. Egg production - 110-120 eggs / year. Egg weight - 56-58 g, the shell is brown, white. There is also a dwarf subspecies of curly chickens.
Malaysian serama
These are the smallest of all the decorative breeds of chickens. The hen's weight is 240-300 g, the rooster is 300-600 g. In fact, they are often brought up as pets, that is, they are kept not in the poultry yard, but in the house. Also, the appearance of these crumbs is immediately recognizable - their breasts seem to support their necks because of the high fit of the body. These birds are lively, mobile, brisk, at the same time sissies and thermophilic. The breed is rare and expensive. Egg production occurs in 180-270 days. Eggs are very small - in the year 45-50 pieces. Eggs - small, weighing 9-11 g.
Milfleur
Popular dwarf furry french breed, it is also called "chickens in pants." Milfler bird is small, the weight of chickens is 550-700 g, for roosters - 700-850 g. Egg production - 100-105 eggs / year. Egg weight - 25-30 g. Color bright, combined - white, yellow, blue speckled, blue striped, ivory, tricolor. Chickens are active, fairly friendly, not shy, tame. They can be kept in the house.
Important! Milflerov requires good housing conditions and full feeding, otherwise they lose the sign of the breed - "pants".
Paduan
Rare decorative and meat-egg Italian (according to some sources - English) breed. The bird has a long, densely overgrown tuft, creating a high cap hanging on its head. There is no comb and earrings, beak - blue. Character - active, confident, temperamental. Easily go on rapprochement, become manual. Color - tricolor, shamoah, black, gold, white, silver. Paduan has an average weight of a rooster - 2.6-3 kg, hens - 1.6-2.4 kg. Egg production - up to 120 eggs / year. Egg weight - 50 g, the shell is white. There is a subspecies Paduan dwarf.
Seabright
Dwarf hens of English breed Sibrayt - graceful, fighting, energetic, gullible. They know how to fly, easily adapt, do not require special conditions of detention. Color - golden (creamy black, brownish black), silver (grayish black). They have an easily recognizable plumage pattern - a hem along the edge of a feather. Meat is eaten. Connoisseurs consider it one of the most delicious among decorative rocks. Chicken weight - 450-500 g, rooster - 550-600 g. Egg production - up to 100 eggs per year.
Ukrainian Chubaty Chickens
This is a decorative meat-egg bird. In chickens on the head raised feather penworm, the roosters, he lies slightly to one side. Color - speckled, black, fawn. The chicken weight is 2.1-2.4 kg, the rooster is 2.7-3.1 kg. Maturity of chickens - from the 180th day. Efficiency - 160-180 eggs / year. Egg weight - 53-58 g, the shell - light cream.
Phoenix
Chinese long-tailed ornamental breed. They look very exotic. The Phoenix cock tail is so long that it can reach 10-11 m (!). All due to the fact that the tail feathers of an adult bird continue to grow, and their length increases constantly.
Did you know? The Chinese believe that the Phoenix chases away failures and brings prosperity, happiness, and well-being into the house.
This breed has no shedding, feathers do not fall out seasonally. Chicken weight - 1.2-1.4 kg, rooster - 1.6-2.1 kg. Color - pure white or gray-white. Egg production - 80-90 eggs / year. Egg weight - 45-50 g, the shell - light beige. There is a dwarf species of Phoenix.
Shabo
The second name is Japanese Bentams. Decorative meat-egg Japanese chickens. The breed is characterized by short paws, a densely feathered neck, wings long to the ground, with a high tail raised. Color - silver-black, ivory, golden black, yellowish-beige.
The bird is unpretentious, active, friendly, thermophilic. The mass of chickens - 450-500 g, roosters - 600-650 g. Egg production - 90-150 eggs / year. Egg weight - 28-30 g, the shell is white, light brown. Meat is tasty, tender.
From such a variety of breeds it is quite possible to choose for themselves the suitable option for giving or at home. The appearance of the bird, habits, regardless of whether you plan to get eggs and meat, will undoubtedly please you. And watching miniature beauties and exotics will deliver a lot of pleasant moments to both adults and children.
