How to Identify and sort by Breeds
First Sorting Evaluations:
Feathered Feet?
Yes → Brahma, Silkie, D’Uccle, Frizzle, Cochin-types
No → Orpington, Rock, Wyandotte, Marans, Polish, Sussex, etc.
Feathered Feet and a Crest?
Yes → Silkie (then sort by color: White, Black, Blue, Buff, Partridge, Splash, Gray, Red, Silkie Surprise, Crested/Bearded)
No → Brahmas (Buff, Dark, Light, Partridge, Isabel), D’Uccle (Mille Fleur, Porcelain), Frizzle (Black, Red, White, Surprise)
Clean Legs and a Crest?
Yes → Polish (Buff Laced, Silver Laced, Golden Laced, White Crested Black, White Crested Blue, Top Hat Surprise), Houdan, Crevecoeur, Spitzhauben
No → Orpingtons (Buff, Chocolate, Lavender, Silver Laced), Wyandottes (Silver Laced, Golden Laced, BLR), Rocks (Barred), Marans (French Copper), Sussex (Speckled), Faverolles, Barnevelder, Easter Egger, Ameraucana, Legbar, Cemani, Australorp, Serenity, Onyx Sundance, Olive Egger, Rhode Island, etc.
Sort by Comb Type
Walnut Comb → Silkie
Rose Comb → Wyandottes
Pea Comb → Ameraucana, Easter Egger, Legbar
V Comb → Houdan, Crevecoeur, Spitzhauben
Single Comb → Orpingtons, Rocks, Brahmas, Sussex, Australorp, Marans, Faverolles
Sort by feather Color/Pattern
Barred → Barred Rock
Laced (Gold, Silver, Blue) → Wyandottes, Barnevelder, Laced Orpingtons, Polish
Solid Black → Ayam Cemani, Black Australorp, Crevecoeur
Blue/Slate → Blue Australorp, Blue Orpington, Blue Polish
Buff → Buff Orpington, Buff Brahma, Buff Polish
Mottled/Speckled → Speckled Sussex, Mottled Houdan, Spitzhauben
Specialty Colors → Lavender, Chocolate, Isabel, Porcelain, Mille Fleur
Leg/Shank Color Check
Slate/Blue → Ameraucana, Easter Egger, Cream Legbar
Yellow → Rocks, Orpingtons, Wyandottes, Sussex
Black → Ayam Cemani, Silkies