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Using the Chick Selector

To use the selector, choose the characteristics of the chickens you are interested in from the lists below. If a particular characteristic is unimportant to you, uncheck the box next to that characteristic. We've started out with a set of basic characteristics. You can see more by clicking the "show more characteristics" link.

Show all matching breeds Show only selected breeds clear selected breeds

Check or un-check the box next to a characteristic to include or exclude that characteristic from the selection results. un-check all characteristics show more characteristics show fewer characteristics

chick type Full size chicken Smaller size chicken

egg colorwhite eggsgreen eggsbrown eggsdark brown eggsblue eggscream eggsnot an egg layer

egg sizesmall eggsmedium eggslarge eggsextra large eggsjumbo eggs

egg productionfair egg productiongood egg productionbetter egg productionbest egg production

meat productionpoor meat productiongood meat productionbetter meat productionexcellent meat productionbest meat production

availability any sex available males available females available st. run available

heat tolerancepoor heat tolerancegood heat tolerancebetter heat toleranceexcellent heat tolerancebest heat tolerance

cold tolerancepoor cold tolerancegood cold tolerancebetter cold toleranceexcellent cold tolerancebest cold tolerance

dispositionpoor dispositiongood dispositionbetter dispositionexcellent dispositionbest disposition

approx wks to maturity approx 5 wks mature approx 6 wks mature approx 7 wks mature approx 8 wks mature approx 9 wks mature approx 10 wks mature approx 11 wks mature approx 12 wks mature approx 13 wks mature approx 14 wks mature approx 15 wks mature approx 16 wks mature approx 17 wks mature approx 18 wks mature approx 19 wks mature approx 20 wks mature approx 21 wks mature approx 22 wks mature approx 23 wks mature approx 24 wks mature approx 25 wks mature approx 26 wks mature approx 27 wks mature approx 28 wks mature approx 29 wks mature approx 30 wks mature

freerangepoor freerangegood freerangebetter freerangeexcellent freerangebest freerange

skin colorwhite skinyellow skinblack skindark skin

combsingle combpea combwalnut combv combrose combbuttercup comb

Likely to sit on eggsnot at all likely to sit on eggsnot very likely to sit on eggssomewhat likely to sit on eggsvery likely to sit on eggsextremely likely to sit on eggs

bird sizesmall bird sizemedium bird sizelarge bird sizeextra large bird sizejumbo bird size

is exotic? exotic not exotic

leg style feathered leg clean leg

head style puff head regular head