SEABRIGHT ROOSTER.
The seabright is one of the oldest recorded British true bantams created in the 19th century through a selective breeding program designed to produce an ornamental breed. They are among the most popular of bantam breeds. Seabrights are often difficult to breed. As a largely ornamental chicken, they lay tiny, white eggs and are not kept for meat production.
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THE POLISH.
Although also called Poland, they do not hail from the country Poland as one would automatically assume given its name. As a matter of fact, the Polish breed of chicken is of European heritage. This type of chicken is famous for its crest of feathers, making them one of the most beautiful breeds of chicken. Bred primarily as a show bird these days, they were originally developed as egg layers.
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GUINEA FOWL.
Are a family of birds in the Galliformes order. The Guinea Fowl are native to Africa. They are seed and insect eating, ground nesting birds that resemble Partridges, but with featherless heads.
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AMERAUCANA.
Is an American breed of domestic chicken developed in the United States in the 1970`s. It was designed from the Araucana breed of Chile, and was bred to maintain the blue egg colour of that breed while eliminating the lethal recessive gene.
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Chickens are interesting in their own rite. The more you look at different breeds, sometimes the stranger they look. That Ameraucana is a case in point. That is one strange looking chicken. Useful but strange looking. Guineas are used around here to keep rattlesnakes away from chicken yards. They can be quite noisy and I guess they peck the daylights out of a snake. The Seabright is a nice looking chicken. I think I wouldn't mind having some of them around. But, I think the bobcats and coyotes would get them. Some of those others you have photos of are interesting . Great topic and top quality photos!!!
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