Explore: Hamburgs (poultry)

is unknown; it is thought derive partly from spangled Hamburgs and dark Brahmas – the Hamburg for the rose comb and the Brahma for the color pattern

(1908) Baum's Complete Stamp Dealer's Directory (1873) The Book of the Hamburgs (poultry guide, 1886) Our Landlady (newspaper stories, 1890–1891) The Art of

13 mm respectively. Five different colour varieties are recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain: silver-spangled, gold-spangled, silver-pencilled

the British Poultry Standard, which is still in publication today. Other standards include the Standard of Perfection, the Australian Poultry Standard,

differentiated from similar looking breeds, especially the more popular Hamburgs, by their red earlobes and larger comb. Beaks are horn-coloured. Combs

Campine breed was created, probably through cross-breeding with pencilled Hamburgs. The principal difference is that cock birds display hen-feathering, which

The chicken breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association are listed in the American Standard of Perfection. They are categorized into classes:

Hitler-lover; Nancy the Novelist; Deborah the Duchess and Pamela the unobtrusive poultry connoisseur". The family traces its origins in Northumberland back to the

reliable indicator of health or vigor and is used for mate-assessment in some poultry species. Comb shape varies considerably depending on the breed or species

crossed with Malay hens to create the foundation for the breed. Black Hamburgs, White Leghorns, and Sicilian Buttercups were also added to cement its