List of breeds in the Australian Poultry Standards

The Australian Poultry Standards is the primary benchmark of exhibition poultry in Australia, covering chickens, turkey, geese, ducks and guinea fowl.[1]

Chickens

Breed Classification Image
American Game fowl light breed hardfeather
Ancona light breed softfeather
Andalusian light breed softfeather
Araucana light breed softfeather
Asil light breed hardfeather
Australian Game heavy breed hardfeather
Australian Pit Game heavy and light breed hardfeather
Australian Langshan light breed softfeather
Australorp heavy breed softfeather
Barnevelder heavy breed softfeather
Belgian bantam true bantam softfeather light breed
Brahma heavy breed softfeather
Campine light breed softfeather
Cochin heavy breed softfeather
Croad Langshan heavy breed softfeather
Dorking heavy breed softfeather
Faverolles heavy breed softfeather
Frizzle heavy breed softfeather
Hamburgh heavy breed softfeather
Houdan light breed softfeather
Indian Game heavy breed hardfeather
Japanese bantam true bantam softfeather light breed
Jungle Fowl light breed hardfeather
Legbar light breed softfeather
Leghorn light breed softfeather
Malay Game heavy breed softfeather
Marans heavy breed softfeather
Minorca light breed softfeather
Modern Game heavy breed hardfeather
New Hampshire heavy breed softfeather
Old English Game light breed hardfeather
Orpington heavy breed softfeather
Pekin bantam true bantam softfeather heavy breed
Phoenix light breed softfeather
Plymouth Rock heavy breed softfeather
Polish light breed softfeather
Rhode Island (both Red & White) heavy breed softfeather
Rosecomb true bantam softfeather light breed
Sebright true bantam softfeather light breed
Shamo heavy breed hardfeather
Sicilian Buttercup light breed softfeather
Silkie light breed softfeather
Spanish light breed softfeather
Sumatra light breed hardfeather
Sultan light breed softfeather
Sussex heavy breed softfeather
Transylvanian Naked Neck heavy breed softfeather
Welsummer light breed softfeather
Wyandotte heavy breed softfeather
Yokohama light breed softfeather

Ducks

Breed Classification Image
Abacot Ranger light
Australian Call bantam
Aylesbury duck heavy
Bali duck light
Black East Indian duck bantam
Blue Swedish heavy
Campbell duck light
Cayuga duck heavy
Crested duck light
Elizabeth duck light
Indian Runner light
Magpie duck light
Mallard bantam
Muscovy duck heavy
Orpington Duck light
Pekin duck heavy
Pommern duck light
Rouen Clair heavy
Rouen duck heavy
Saxony duck heavy
Silver Appleyard duck heavy
Watervale duck heavy
Welsh harlequin light

Call duck. bantam.

Geese

Breed Image
African goose
Australian Settler
Brecon Buff Goose
Chinese goose
Embden goose
Pomeranian goose
Roman Goose
Sebastopol Goose
Toulouse goose

Turkey

Colour Image
Black turkey
Slate Blue turkey
Bourbon Red
Bronze turkey
Buff turkey
Narragansett Turkey
Royal Palm turkey
White turkey

Guinea fowl

Colour Image
Pearl
Lavender
Cinnamon
Pied
White

References

  1. ^ Australian Poultry Standards (2nd ed.). Victorian Poultry Fanciers Association (trading as Poultry Stud Breeders and Exhibitors Victoria). 2011. ISBN 978-1-921488-23-8.