Chickens: What Breed Is It? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Buff Orpington

The bright, solid colored Buff Orpington is a staple breed for many chicken owners. Buff refers to the chicken's color. Orpingtons come in other colors as well, such as lavender and jubilee, but these varieties are rarer and more expensive. Buff Orpingtons are great for families with children as the birds are known to be calm and friendly.

Answer: Barred rock

The full name of this breed is barred Plymouth rock. Like Buff Orpingtons, this breed is known to be friendly. They are good layers, producing brown eggs. The word "barred" described the bird's black and white feather color and pattern. Plymouth rock chickens can come in other varieties as well.

Answer: Silver laced Wyandotte

Wyandotte chickens were named after the Wyandot people and were developed in the 1870s. Along with silver laced, there are also golden laced, Columbian, and black varieties, among others. They lay brown eggs and are a good cold-hardy breed.

Answer: Silkie

Silkies are known for their soft, fluffy feathers and friendliness. They lay eggs ranging from off white to dark brown and have feathered feet. They are popular pets and show birds. They are also known to become broody more often than most breeds, meaning they want to sit on and hatch eggs.

Some breeders use them to incubate eggs and raise chicks. Because they are a bantam breed, they are smaller than a standard sized chicken. Silkies come in a variety of colors.

Answer: Light brahma

Brahma chickens were developed in America from chickens imported from Asia. They are a larger breed, with hens weighing an average of 8.5 pounds. Because of their size, they have a history of being popular meat birds. They lay brown eggs.

Answer: Black Australorp

Australorps are most commonly black, but can be other colors as well. They are known for laying regularly, even into the winter. The breed became popular in the 1920s for setting many egg laying records. They tend to be docile birds.

Answer: Speckled Sussex

Along with its dark red and white speckled variety, the Sussex can be black and white (light) or buff. They are a calm breed that is known to go broody and become a good mother. It was developed in England in the 1800s. They lay brown eggs.

Answer: Rhode Island red

The Rhode Island red was developed in Rhode Island where it became the official state bird in 1954. One of the bigger breeds of chicken, it is raised for meat and the brown eggs it lays. Hens are docile, but roosters are known to sometimes be aggressive.

Answer: White Leghorn

Leghorn chickens were developed in Italy in the 1800s and are named after the port city Livorno, or Leghorn as it is called in English. The white and brown variations are the most common. They lay white eggs.

Foghorn Leghorn is a rooster in the "Looney Tunes" cartoons.

Answer: Buff Cochin

Cochin chickens can come in many colors and pattern variations. Because of its beautiful, thick plumage and feathered feet, it is a popular show bird. Like Brahmas, the hens can grow to 8.5 pounds, with roosters getting even bigger. They lay brown eggs.