Breeders and fanciers of chickens accurately describe the colours and patterns[1] of the feathers of chicken breeds and varieties. This is a list of the terms used in this context.

Self

Self-coloured chickens are those which display one solid colour without patterning of any kind.

ColourCockHenNotes
Black Green iridescence is desired for "beetle black" show chickens.
Blue
Sumatra
dark blue-laced Andalusian
Splash or Blue Splashed White
Sumatra
Silkie		 Splash is the homozygous form of Blue
Buff
Lavender
Red lavender
Red Red is the intensified version of Buff
White Silkie

Barred and cuckoo

ColourCockHenNotes
Barred
Dark Barred Australian Plymouth Rock		 Divided into Dark and Light in Australian Plymouth Rocks
Crele The cuckoo pattern with black-breasted red pigmentation
Silver Cuckoo
Golden Cuckoo

Columbian, belted

ColourCockHenNotes
White Columbian
Sundheimer		 Called 'light' in the Brahma and Sussex[2]
Buff Columbian
Golden Belted Belted resembles Columbian but the head and neck are solid black, not merely striped
Silver Belted
cock and hen
chick

Duckwing

ColourCockHenNotes
Golden Duckwing
Blue Golden Duckwing
Silver Duckwing
Blue Silver Duckwing
Fawn Silver Duckwing

Laced

ColourCockHenNotes
Black Laced not used; black-laced plumage is named after the red series colour instead: "golden laced" for black and red, "citron laced" for black and buff, "silver laced" for black and white
Blue Laced
Blue Laced Red
Buff Laced Alternatively known as Chamois.[3]
Golden Laced
Sebright
Silver Laced

Pencilled

ColourCockHenNotes
Birchen Sometimes called Grey in Japanese bantams.
Golden Pencilled
Silver Pencilled

Mottled, spangled, mille fleur

ColourCockHenNotes
Blue Mottled
Citron Spangled
Golden Spangled
Silver Spangled
Mille Fleur Called 'speckled' in the Sussex.
Lemon Mille Fleur
Porcelain A diluted version of Mille Fleur

Black-tailed

ColourCockHenNotes
Black-tailed Buff
Black-tailed White
Black-tailed red

Black-breasted

ColourCockHenNotes
Black Breasted Red
Blue Breasted Red
Partridge
Wheaten
Blue Wheaten

Others

ColourCockHenNotes
Brassy Back
Blue Brassy Back
Blue Light Brown
Blue-red
Brown
Brown Red Sometimes called Gold Birchen.
Coloured
Coronation
Cream Light Brown
Dark brown
Exchequer Found only in Leghorns with the exception of Serama.[4]
Ginger Red
Golden Neck
Golden-necked mille fleur
Gray
Lemon Blue
Light Brown
Pyle Alternatively spelt Pile.
Red Pyle
Quail
Salmon
Silver Blue
Silver Gray
Splash
Tolbunt Seen only in Polish chickens
White Laced Red

References

  1. ↑ All About Chickens: All the chicken colours under the sun Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Accessed January 2012.
  2. ↑ David Scrivener (2014). Popular Poultry Breeds. Ramsbury: Crowood. ISBN 9781847979711.
  3. ↑ Wright, Lewis (2005). The new book of poultry. Ripol Classic Publishing House. p. 447. ISBN 9785878653336. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ↑ scnaonline.org
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