LINKS OF INTEREST
Poultry Breeds - includes descriptions, photos, references (Oklahoma State University) HTML
Baby Chicks of Different Breeds - includes photos (Feathersite) HTML
The Wernlas Collection (based in Ludlow, Shropshire, England) is an internationally acclaimed conservation center specializing in the breeding of rare and traditional poultry. Well over 12,000 chicks are hatched each season. With over 220 breeds of chicken now extinct, their collection is a vital gene pool. HTML
My Pet Chicken - this is a tool to help poultry newcomers determine which breeds of chicken are best suited to their needs/wants, and helps them locate hatcheries that sell the breeds they've selected. HTML
The Breed Gallery (The Poultry Club of the UK) HTML
Poultry Genetics Resource Unit (University of Connecticut) HTML
GENERAL INFORMATION
Poultry Genetics for the Nonprofessional (Private Web site) HTML
ZooEasy Breeding Software - Pedigree Registration Software for different species, including chickens, pigeons, fancy water birds, pheasants, and companion birds (The Netherlands) HTML
Poultry Genetics - the problems and interesting facts about breeding poultry (UK website) HTML
Basics of Chicken Genetics - discusses intermediary and dominant-recessive hereditary traits (chicken-yard.net) HTML
Poultry Genetics - an Australian website designed by a student taking a web-design course and created for exhibition breeders to help with understanding genetics of chicken breeds and varieties HTML
A Study in the Basics of Poultry Genetics.... by Roy Schell.... August 2002 (DaBarn.net) HTML
David's Blue Egg Page - discusses the genetics related to the Turken, Silkie, Comb type, and blue egg color HTML
CHICKENS
Poultry: Best Breeds of Chickens (Mississippi State University) HTML
Breeds and Varieties of Chickens (Mississippi State University) HTML
Chicken Breeds and the Color of Their Eggs (Texas A&M) PDF
The Araucana Chicken (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Standard Bred Poultry - Sources and Resources (University of California-Davis) HTML
Poultry Facts: Selecting Breeds for Small Flocks (West Virginia University) PDF
Choosing a Chicken Breed (Purdue University) PDF
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