Chicken Library in Special Collections

Sebright chicken of English origin stands out for its spectacular plumage in all its varieties of color: golden, silver, chamois or lemon. This breed was created around 1800 and takes the name of its creator Sir John Sebright. This hen was created in the early nineteenth century, through selective breeding, which was designed to produce an ornamental race.Also, the Sebright chicken is an authentic dwarf breed, as there is no large variety. The Sebright is a British breed of bantam chicken that

Serama chicken originates from Malaysia. To create this species, the Japanese and Malaysian roosters were crosses. Historians discover that this bird was given by the King of Thailand to the settlers. Because they were a small race, people looked after them like pets. In Thailand, they call pretty chickens or dwarf chickens. In an exhibition, in the year 1990, it was the first time that this race was exhibited.Although the number of individuals of this species fell drastically in 2004. This is b

Dorking chicken is one of the oldest English breeds of poultry. It took its name from the town of Dorking, in the county of Surrey, south of England. It is one of the oldest known breeds of chickens. Also, Roman writers had already written about Dorking birds with five fingers.Dorking chickens are one of the best breeds in England. They are a crossing between white leghorns, Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks and were originally bred for their eggs. The Dorkings tend to be docile and friendly

The Kuroiler chicken was born in India. The scientists made the export of this species because of its resistant characteristics, to countries with scarce resources. Kuroiler chicken was transported to Uganda for production. Where the villagers took advantage and raised this strong species. The result was that the Kuroiler chickens stood out among the native chickens of Uganda.Keggfarms development this breed, which is a company in India, and the company’s mission is to improve the quality of lif