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Chicken

Gallus gallus; Southeast Asia; ca. 6,000 BC; Meat and eggs; as game, ornament, pet.

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos; Mallard in China; ca. 2,500 BC.

Muscovy

Cairina moschata; Muscovy in S. America; ca. the preColumbus era; Meat and eggs; for feathers for stuffing pillows and thermal wear; as ornament, pet.

Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo; America; ca. the preColumbus era; Meat.

Greylag

Anser anser; Europe, Asia; ca. the early Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilization; Meat; for control of garden pests; as house guard, ornament, pet.

Swan

Anser cygnoides; Meat; for control of garden pests; as house guard, ornament, pet.

Quail (Japanese)

Coturnix japonica; Japan; ca. 11th century; Eggs and meat.

Pigeon

Columba livia; Uncertain; Meat from young (squab); as pets.

Guinea fowl

Numida meleagris; Africa; ca. 1,500 BC; Meat and eggs.

Pheasant

Phaseanus colchicus; Africa; ca. early Roman civilization; Meat and eggs.

Ostrich

Struthio camelus; Africa; ca. 1900s; Meat and eggs.

New Hampshire

Common commercialized egg laying breed; Light red plumage color, yellow skin, and a single comb; Dual Purposes; 200 Eggs per year; 50-60 g; 3.8 Kg Rooster; 2.9 Kg Hens.

Cornish

Dark Cornish, White Mixed Cornish, and Dark Yellow Cornish; Dual-type; 100 - 120 Eggs per year; 55-60 g; 4.8 Kg Rooster; 3.6 Kg Hen.

Barred Plymouth Rock

Massachusetts, USA; Feathers grow fast with bars of white and black running crosswise giving the bird a gray appearance; Egg laying chicken; 200 Brown shelled Eggs per year; 58 grams; 3.9 Kg both Rooster and Hen.

White Plymouth Rock

Light red plumage color, yellow skin, and a single comb; Meat purpose; 200 brown shelled eggs per year; 55-60 grams; 4 Kg Rooster; 3 Kg hen.

Rhode Island Red

They possess red earlobes and legs and yellow skin; 200 brown shelled eggs per year; 55-60 grams; 4 Kg Rooster; 3 Kg hen.

White Leghorn

Small body size, single comb, and white plumage, earlobes, shanks, and beak; Eggs produced per layer range from 200 to 250 in one year; 55 - 60 Kg; 2.7 Kg Rooster; 2 Kg Hens.

RED STAR

A breed of chicken.

RED COMET

A breed of chicken.

BRAZILLIAN/ BARBARY DUCKS

A duck breed with white-winged black, blue, and pure white plumage, yellow and black bills, and yellow legs; preferred for their gamey flavor with dark meat.

PEKING/BEIJING DUCKS

A breed of duck.

PEKIN

A duck breed with a female having warm khaki color and a drake with lustrous green bronze plumage; capable of producing 300 or more eggs per year.

KHAKI CAMPBELL

A duck breed with three varieties: fawn and white, black, and chocolate; produces 150-200 eggs per year.

INDIAN RUNNER

A duck breed with a body almost perpendicular to the ground; 600-800 mm long drakes weigh 1.6-2.2 Kg and ducks weigh 1.4-2.0 Kg.

PATEROS DUCK

An improved Philippine Mallard Duck breed; 1.5-1.75 Kg drakes and 1.25-1.5 Kg ducks; egg production is 200-270 eggs weighing 65-70 grams.

RED JUNGLE FOWL

A native chicken breed with plumage in gold, red, brown, dark maroon, and orange; weighs 0.7 to 1.45 kg for roosters and 0.5-1.05 Kg for hens.

JOLOANO

A native chicken breed with red to red-orange plumage and a pea comb; weighs 2.0 to 2.5 kg for roosters and 1.8-2.0 Kg for hens.

PARAOKAN

A native chicken breed that is black in color with a pea comb; weighs 2.0 to 2.5 kg for roosters and 1.8-2.0 Kg for hens.

BANABA

A native chicken breed with yellow-red plumage and a single comb; weighs 1.7 to 2.0 kg for roosters and 1.5-1.8 Kg for hens.

DARAG

A native chicken breed.

BOHOLANO

A native chicken breed.

ZAMPEN

A native chicken breed.

BOLINAO

A native chicken breed.

CAMARINES

A native chicken breed.