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 Poultry
Facts
By H. Mike Opitz,
Extension veterinarian and Mahmoud El-Begearmi, Extension specialist, nutrition
and food safety
University of
Maine Cooperative Extension
Bulletin #2104
Match Your Need to the Right
Breed: Chickens,
Turkeys,
Ducks and Geese
One
of the questions that many people ask when starting a small flock of poultry
is what breed or strain of birds to get for eggs and/or meat.
Here is a list
of some breeds and strains of birds that will help you decide what type of
birds to buy. The list is arranged according to
species of poultry and the
purpose for the birds.
Chickens |
|
Egg-Laying Strains |
Broiler Strains |
Dual Purpose |
Brown Egg Layers
HRN, Brown
Bovans
Dehalb - Warren SSL
Hyline, Brown
Hisex Brown
Hubbard, Brown
Harco Sex-Link
ISA - Babcock Brown |
Arbor Acres
Avian Farms
Cobb 500
Hubbard
Eurobrid Hybro
Shaver Starbro |
Rhode Island Red
White or Barred Plymouth Rock
New Hampshire Red
Wyandottes |
White Egg Layers
Babcock B300V
HRN, White
Dekalb XL-line
Hyline, White
Hisex White
Hubbard White Leghorn |
Tinted Egg Layers
Ross Tinted
Shaver Starcross 444 |
|
Turkeys |
Large White
Broad Breasted Bronze
Beltsville Small White |
|
Geese |
Toulouse
Emden
African
Chinese |
Ducks |
|
For Eggs |
For Meat |
Khaki Campbell
Indian Runners |
White Pekin
Aylesubury
Muscovy |
This is not a complete
list of breeds and strains of chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. This
information is provided purely for educational purposes. When company or trade
names are used,
no discrimination or endorsement by the University of Maine
Cooperative Extension is implied.
For more information, contact your University of
Maine Cooperative Extension
county office.
Published and distributed in
furtherance of Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914, by the University of
Maine Cooperative Extension, the Land Grant University of the state of Maine and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Cooperative Extension and other
agencies of the U.S.D.A. provide equal opportunities in programs and employment.
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