Breeders and fanciers of
chicken
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adu ...
s accurately describe the colours and patterns
of the feathers of
chicken breeds and varieties. This is a list of the terms used in this context.
Self
Self chickens are one-coloured, i.e. lacking a ''pattern''. Show quality strains may have even pigmentation throughout the outer plumage, production or pet quality strains are likely to not.
Barred and cuckoo
Columbian, belted
Duckwing
Laced
Pencilled
Mottled, spangled, mille fleur
Black-tailed
Black-breasted
Others
References
See also
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Equine coat colour
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List of poultry feathers
Some terms used for the feathers of poultry are identical to those used for feathers of other birds, while others are specific to poultry. They include:
See also
* Bird anatomy
* Feather
* Flight feather
* List of chicken colours
Breeders ...
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Lavender (chicken plumage)
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Solid black (chicken plumage)
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Solid white (chicken plumage)
In poultry standards, solid white is coloration of plumage in chickens (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') characterized by a uniform pure white color across all feathers, which is not generally associated with depigmentation in any other part of t ...
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Chicken plumage patterns
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Chicken
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adu ...