THE AUSTRALIAN PEKIN BANTAM A little history and origins ... The birds are said to have arrived in England as a result of the sacking of the Emperors Palace in Peking China by the British and were said to be the original Buff colour. And of the Bantam vari-ety most likely quite removed from...

 The Leghorn breed is classified as a softfeather variety, a light breed of fowl, a white egg layer and a non-broody.   The breed takes its name from the Mediterranean port of Leghorn in Northern Italy. It has been the breed of ages and has been the most popular breed in...

The Japanese bantam was developed centuries ago from various Malaysian breeds. Their origins dating back when their prime purpose was to serve as live ornaments in the beautifully landscaped gardens of wealthy Japanese families. In some lower economic families the male bird was considered...

The Brahma Fowl A White Brahma cockerel The Brahma is a unique large breed of chicken which originated in the re-gion of Brahmaputra, India. The first Brahma was imported to the U.S.A in 1846 and they quickly became a popular utility breed. It was originally famous for its egg laying...

The Faverolles is a star of the chook world.  A supreme all-rounder, the charismatic 'fav' is a top-notch exhibition bird, table-bird, layer and backyarder.      The Faverolles is named after the French town where they originated.  They are thought to have...

The history of the naked neck is not well known, although they are documented to have existed in Europe since the beginning of the 18th century, having been mentioned in an Austrian poultry book dated from 1701.Winkler and Bakoss presume that the ancestors were brought into the Carpanthian...

  The Dorking is a heavy soft feather, available in large and bantam.  If you want a piece of history in your backyard you would be hard-pressed to do better.  Although their specific  origins remain unclear, records suggest they have been around for about...

The phoenix is a breed that was developed in Europe from crosses with the Japanese ‘onigidori’ long-tailed fowl back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is one of the very rare poultry breeds in Australia, with an estimated remaining population of less than 50 pure pairs sprinkled...

  "WHATS THAT? A PREHISTORIC CHOOK?" This is what I hear quite often when people come to buy or look at the poultry. The asil (Asil, or Aseel, which is an Arabic word meaning “pure” or” thoroughbred”) is indeed an old breed, in fact it has graced the earth for some three and a half...