Chicken Breed Chart
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| Ameraucana |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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Blue/Green
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Pea
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All Climates
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Average
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Aggressive Friendly Flighty Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| American Game |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Medium
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White
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Pea
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Aggressive Easily handled Bears confinement well Noisy |
| Ancona |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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High
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Large
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Wild restless Flighty Bears confinement well Noisy Shy |
| Andalusian |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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High
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Medium
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Flighty Bears confinement well Noisy |
| Appenzeller Spitzhauben |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Medium
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White
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V-Shaped
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Not bear confinementwell Calm Quiet Shy Docile |
| Araucana |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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Blue/Green
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Pea
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Quiet |
| Araucana |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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Blue/Green
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Pea
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Flighty Bears confinement well Quiet |
| Aseel |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Low
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Pea
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Aggressive Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Australorp |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Shy Docile |
| Barnevelder |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Calm Bears confinement well |
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| Belgian D Anver |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Low
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Small
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White
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Rose
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Flighty Easily handled |
| Belgian D Anver |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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High
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Small
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Light Brown
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Rose
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Aggressive Friendly Easily handled |
| Belgian D Uccle |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Flighty Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile |
| Booted |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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White
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Single
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Heat
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Frequent
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Friendly Flighty Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet |
| Brabanter |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Large
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White
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V-Shaped
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Flighty Bears confinement well Shy |
| Brahma |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Large
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Light Brown
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Pea
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile |
| Brahma |
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Bantam
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Small
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Light Brown
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Pea
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Cold
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Quiet Docile |
| Brahma |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Large
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Light Brown
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Pea
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Buckeye |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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Brown
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Pea
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Wild restless Noisy |
| Campine |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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Medium
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Medium
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Flighty |
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| Catalana |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Medium
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White
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Single
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Heat
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Seldom
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Flighty Shy |
| Chantecler |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Cushion
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Cold
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Average
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Friendly Bears confinement well Noisy |
| Cochin |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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Light Brown
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Single
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Cold
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Cochin |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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Light Brown
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Single
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Cold
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Cochin |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Single
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Cold
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Cornish |
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Standard
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Meat Bird
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Low
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Medium
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Brown
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Pea
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Calm Bears confinement well Quiet |
| Cornish Cross |
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Standard
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Meat Bird
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Low
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Medium
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Brown
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Pea
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Calm Bears confinement well |
| Crevecoeur |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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White
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V-Shaped
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Cubalaya |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Pea
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm |
| Delaware |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm |
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| Delaware Blue Hen |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Low
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Medium
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Flighty Bears confinement well Quiet Shy Docile |
| Dominique |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Medium
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Brown
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Rose
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Dominique |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Medium
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Brown
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Rose
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Dominique |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Rose
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Cold
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Average
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Friendly Calm Bears confinement well |
| Dorking |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Large
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Docile |
| Dutch |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Friendly Flighty Easily handled Bears confinement well |
| Easter Eggers |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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Medium
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Medium
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Blue/Green
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Pea
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Faverolles |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile |
| Fayoumis |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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White
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Single
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Heat
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Seldom
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Flighty |
| Frizzle |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile |
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| Hamburg |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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High
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Small
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White
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Rose
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Flighty |
| Hamburg |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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High
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Small
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White
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Rose
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Wild restless Flighty |
| Holland |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile |
| Houdan |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Medium
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White
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V-Shaped
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Bears confinement well Docile |
| Houdan |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Low
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Small
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White
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V-Shaped
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Flighty Bears confinement well Quiet Shy |
| Hungarian Yellow |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Average
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Wild restless |
| Japanese |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Average
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Wild restless Flighty Bears confinement well Noisy Shy |
| Java |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Calm Quiet Docile |
| Jersey Giant |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Large
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Light Brown
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Single
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Cold
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Docile |
| Lakenvelder |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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High
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Small
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Flighty Bears confinement well Shy |
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| Langshan |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Large
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Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| La Fleche |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Large
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Light Brown
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V-Shaped
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Heat
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Seldom
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Wild restless Bears confinement well Shy |
| Legbar |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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Medium
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Medium
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Blue/Green
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Flighty Noisy |
| Leghorn |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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High
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Large
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Flighty Calm Bears confinement well Noisy Shy |
| Leghorn |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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High
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Large
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White
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Rose
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Cold
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Seldom
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Friendly Flighty Bears confinement well Noisy Shy |
| Leghorn |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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White
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Flighty Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well |
| Malay |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Low
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Strawberry
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Heat
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Seldom
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Aggressive Wild restless Flighty |
| Marans |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Large
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Dark Brown
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Single
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Cold
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Docile |
| Marans |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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Medium
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Large
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Dark Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Minorca |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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High
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Large
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White
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Single
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Heat
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Seldom
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Friendly Not bear confinementwell Flighty Shy Docile |
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| Modern Game |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Low
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Small
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White
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Single
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Heat
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Frequent
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Aggressive Friendly Not bear confinementwell Noisy |
| Naked Neck-turken |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Brown
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Pea
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet |
| New Hampshire Red |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Noisy Docile |
| Old English Game |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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Light Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile |
| Orpington |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Large
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Light Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well |
| Orpington |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Large
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Light Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Phoenix |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Low
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Small
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White
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Single
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Heat
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Average
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Aggressive Friendly Wild restless Flighty Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Noisy Quiet Shy Docile |
| Plymouth Rock |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Light Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Docile |
| Polish |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Medium
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White
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V-Shaped
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Flighty Noisy Shy |
| Polish |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Medium
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White
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Rose
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
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| Production |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Brown
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Single
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Heat
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Average
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Aggressive Friendly Not bear confinementwell Flighty Easily handled |
| Pyncheon |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Low
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Small
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Light Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Redcap |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Medium
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White
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Rose
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Wild restless Shy |
| Rhode Island |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Aggressive Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile |
| Rhode Island |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Brown
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Rose
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Cold
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Average
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Aggressive Friendly Flighty Easily handled Calm Noisy |
| Rhode Island |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Light Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Docile |
| Rhode Island White |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Brown
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Rose
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Cold
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Average
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Aggressive Friendly Easily handled Calm Noisy Shy Docile |
| Rosecomb |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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White
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Rose
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Easily handled Bears confinement well Noisy Shy |
| Russian Orloff |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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White
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Walnut
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet |
| Russian Orloff |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Low
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Walnut
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Calm Bears confinement well Quiet |
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| Sebright |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Low
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Small
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White
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Rose
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Flighty Bears confinement well Shy |
| Serama |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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Light Brown
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Single
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Heat
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Showgirl |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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High
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Small
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Light Brown
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Walnut
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Cold
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Average
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Sicilian Buttercup |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Low
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Small
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White
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Buttercup
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Heat
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Seldom
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Friendly Wild restless Not bear confinementwell |
| Silkie |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Small
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Light Brown
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Walnut
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Sizzle |
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Bantam
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Ornamental
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Low
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Walnut
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Easily handled Calm Docile |
| Star |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Docile |
| Sultan |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Low
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Small
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White
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V-Shaped
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Heat
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Quiet |
| Sumatra |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Medium
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Medium
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White
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Pea
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All Climates
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Average
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Aggressive Wild restless Flighty |
| Sussex |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Medium
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Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Average
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Friendly Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
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| Vorwerk |
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Bantam
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Medium
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Light Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
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Flighty Easily handled Bears confinement well |
| Welsummer |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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Medium
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Large
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Dark Brown
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Single
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Cold
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well |
| Welsummer |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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Medium
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Medium
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Dark Brown
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Single
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All Climates
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Seldom
|
Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well Docile |
| White Faced Black Spanish |
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Standard
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Egg Layer
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Medium
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Large
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White
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Single
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Heat
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Seldom
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Friendly Wild restless Not bear confinetment well Flighty Easily handled Noisy |
| White Faced Black Spanish |
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Bantam
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Egg Layer
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High
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Small
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White
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Single
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Heat
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Seldom
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Friendly Easily handled Bears confinement well |
| Wyandotte |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Light Brown
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Rose
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All Climates
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Wyandotte |
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Standard
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Dual Purpose
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High
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Large
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Brown
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Rose
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Cold
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Frequent
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Friendly Easily handled Calm Bears confinement well Quiet Docile |
| Yokohama |
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Standard
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Ornamental
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Low
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Small
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Light Brown
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Walnut
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Heat
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Average
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Bears confinement well Docile |
