American Poultry Breeds

The American poultry breeds are very highly productive. They are medium sized chickens. They have red colored lobe. There are no feathers in their legs. Raised for both egg and meat production. Skin is yellow colored. Eggshell become brown colored

Characteristics of three important and highly productive American poultry breeds are described below.

Rhode Island Red

• They have single rose comb in their head.
• They are famous for both meat and egg production.
• Ear lobe is red colored.
• Lay brown colored eggs.
• Lay about 180 to 220 eggs per year.

• Adult cock weights about 4 kg and hen 3 kg.
• Chest is wide and deep.
• Backside is wide, long and flat.
• Feathers are red colored.
• Hens are comparatively smaller in size than the roosters.

New Hampshire

• This breed originated from New Hampshire of America.
• They are variant of Rhode Island Red. As a result they are like Rhode Island Red chickens.
• The color of their feathers are coppery red.
• Feather of tail is black colored.
• Ear lobe is red colored.
• Skin become yellow colored.

• There is no feathers in their legs.
• They usually don’t hatch their eggs.
• Lay about 180 to 200 eggs per year.
• Eggs are brown colored.
• An adult rooster weights about 4 kg and hen 3 kg.

Plymouth Rock

• Plymouth rock chicken breed originated from America.
• They have many variant. Such as yellow and white Plymouth Rock.
• Their feathers are of coppery red colored.
• They have trend for hatching their eggs.
• Plymouth Rock can be raised for both eggs and meat production.

• Ear lobe become red colored.
• Legs are featherless.
• Eggs are brown colored.
• An adult rooster weights about 4 kg and hen 3 kg.
• Lay about 170 to 200 eggs per year.
• This breed is also very popular for meat production.
• They grows very fast.