List of North American chicken breeds

This is a list of chicken breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States.[1][2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.

Name Notes Image
Ameraucana
American Game
Brahma
Buckeye
California Gray
Chantecler Canada
Delaware
Dominique
Holland
Iowa Blue
Java
Jersey Giant
Lamona
New Hampshire
Plymouth Rock
Pyncheon
Rhode Island Red
Rhode Island White
Wyandotte

References

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  1. ^ Conservation Priority List: Chickens. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed September 2017.
  2. ^ Breeds reported by the United States: Chicken. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2017.