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Poultry Standardised Colours and Varieties
The following table is a "ready reckoner" for recognised poultry colours and varieties to support submissions to the 2024 Poultry Census.
If you want to match up recognised colours and/or varieties with a specific breed refer to the Australian Poultry Standards or Open Poultry Standards Australia. There may also be colours/varieties recognised by breed clubs that are not yet included in standards publications.
| Colours | Varieties |
Colours
|
APS and Breed Club Recognised Colours (Chickens and Ducks) |
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Apricot Mallard |
Fawn |
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Apricot Silver |
Fawn and White |
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Barred |
Fawn Ermine |
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Barred Buff Columbian |
Ginger |
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Bibbed |
Ginger Breasted Ginger Reds |
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Birchen |
Gold |
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Black |
Gold Duckwing |
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Black and White |
Gold Laced |
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Black Breasted Birchen Duckwing |
Gold Partridge |
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Black Breasted Black Red |
Gold Partridge (Black Red) |
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Black Breasted Dark Grey |
Gold Pencilled |
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Black Breasted Light Red (Dark Red Wheaten or Clay female) |
Gold Spangled |
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Black Breasted Light Red (Light Wheaten female) |
Golden |
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Black Breasted Light Red Spangles (Wheaten female) |
Golden Creel |
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Black Breasted Red |
Golden Cuckoo |
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Black Breasted Red (Partridge Female) |
Golden Duckwing |
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Black Breasted Red Spangle (Partridge female) |
Golden Laced |
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Black Breasted Silver Duckwing |
Grey |
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Black Copper |
Harlequin |
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Black Mottled |
Jubilee |
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Black Red |
Khaki |
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Black Tailed Buff |
Laced Blue |
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Black Tailed Wheaten |
Laced Fawn |
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Black Tailed White |
Lavender |
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Blue |
Lavender and White |
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Blue and White |
Lavender Mottled |
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Blue Buff Columbian |
Lavender Quail |
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Blue Copper |
Lemon Blue |
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Blue Creel |
Light |
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Blue Dark (Silver Blue) |
Light Barred |
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Blue Duckwing |
Magpie |
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Blue Fawn |
Mallard Coloured |
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Blue Laced Gold |
Mealy Grey |
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Blue Laced Silver |
Millefleurs |
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Blue Light |
Mottled |
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Blue Mallard |
Normal |
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Blue Millefleur |
Partridge |
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Blue Mottle |
Pied |
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Blue Partridge |
Pied Mallard |
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Blue Quail |
Pile |
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Blue Red |
Porcelaine |
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Blue Salmon |
Quail |
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Blue Silver |
Red |
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Blue Silver Grey |
Salmon |
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Blue Speckled |
Self Blue |
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Brassy Backs, Furnaces and Polecats |
Silver |
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Bronze |
Silver Blue |
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Bronze and White |
Silver Breasted Silver Birchen |
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Brown |
Silver Creel |
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Brown Breasted Brown Red |
Silver Cuckoo |
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Brown Breasted Yellow Birchen |
Silver Duckwing |
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Brown Red |
Silver Grey |
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Buff |
Silver Laced |
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Buff Columbian |
Silver Millefleur |
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Buff Laced |
Silver Pencilled |
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Chamois/Buff Laced |
Silver Porcelaine |
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Chocolate |
Silver Quail |
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Cinnamon |
Silver Spangled |
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Clear Breasted Mealy Grey |
Smock Breasted Blood Wing Pile |
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Columbian |
Spangled |
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Coronation |
Speckled |
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Cream |
Splash |
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Cuckoo |
Streaky Breasted Orange Red |
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Cumberland Blue |
Tri-Coloured |
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Dark |
Trout |
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Dark Barred |
Wheaten |
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Dark Cuckoo |
White |
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Double Laced |
White Billed White |
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Double Laced Blue |
White Crested Black |
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Duckwing |
White Crested Blue |
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Duckwing Golden |
White Crested Cuckoo |
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Duckwing Golden and Silver |
White Crested Splash |
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Duckwing Silver |
White Laced Bay (Buff Laced) |
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Dun Breasted Blue Dun |
White-winged Black |
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Dusky |
Yellow Billed White |
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Dusky Mallard |
Yellow or Golden Duckwing |
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Ermine |
Yellow Partridge (Duckwing) |
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Exchequer |
Yellow, Silver, Honey Duns and Blue Splashes |
Varieties
| Single comb | Bearded |
| Pea comb | Non bearded |
| Rose comb | Dubbed |
| Hennie | Undubbed |
| Frizzled | Muff |
| Rumpless | Tassel |
