The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) is a conservation charity, whose purpose is to secure the continued existence and viability of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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’s native farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR). It was founded in 1973 to preserve native breeds, and since then no UK-native breed has become extinct.

It maintains a watch list of the United Kingdom's rarest breeds of cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, goats and poultry

Poultry

Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"...

, and an approved list of farm parks.

Projects have included the collection of genetic material to ensure the future of rare breeds in a farm animal "gene bank". This project received publicity in the wake of the foot-and-mouth disease crisis in the UK and was supported by the Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...

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RBST supports the marketing of meat from rare breeds through the Traditional Breeds Meat Marketing Company, founded in 2003.

Cattle

• Critical:
  • Aberdeen Angus (Op)
  • Chillingham Cattle
    Chillingham Cattle
    Chillingham Cattle are a breed of cattle that live in a large enclosed park at Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, England. This rare breed consists of about 90 animals in Chillingham, which inhabit a very large park that has existed since the Middle Ages...
    
    
  • Northern Dairy Shorthorn
  • Vaynol

• Endangered:
  • Lincoln Red
    Lincoln Red
    The Lincoln Red is an old breed of beef cattle, originating from Lincolnshire in eastern England. They were selectively bred from the indigenous draught cattle of the region by crossing with the Durham type Shorthorn to produce a dual purpose breed. They are now exclusively a beef breed.Lincoln Red...
    
    
  • Whitebred Shorthorn
    Whitebred Shorthorn
    Whitebred Shorthorn is a British type of beef cattle originating in north west England and south west Scotland. It is derived from Shorthorn cattle, but is always white, rather than being the range of colours found in other Shorthorns...
    
    

• Vulnerable:
  • Irish Moiled
    Irish Moiled
    The Irish Moiled is a rare cattle breed from Ireland. It is a dual-purpose breed, producing both beef and milk. It originated in County Leitrim, County Sligo, and County Donegal, but the breed is now found throughout in Northern Ireland...
    
    

• At Risk:
  • Gloucester
    Gloucester cattle
    Gloucester cattle are a breed of dairy and beef cattle originating from Gloucestershire and surrounding areas in the West Country of England.- Description :...
    
    
  • Shetland
    Shetland cattle
    Shetland cattle are a small, hardy cattle breed from the Shetland Isles off the north coast of Scotland. Shetland cattle possess their characteristic genetic qualities of thriftiness, productivity and hardiness, through adaptation and survival in one of the United Kingdom's most rigorous environments...
    
    

• Minority:
  • British White
    British White
    The British White is a naturally polled British cattle breed, white with black or red points, used mainly for beef. It has a confirmed history dating back to the 17th century, and may be derived from similar cattle kept in parks for many centuries before that.-Characteristics:The British White has...
    
    
  • Hereford
    Hereford (cattle)
    Hereford cattle are a beef cattle breed, widely used both in intemperate areas and temperate areas, mainly for meat production.Originally from Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, more than five million pedigree Hereford Cattle now exist in over 50 countries...
    
    
  • White Park
    White Park
    The White Park is a rare breed of horned cattle with ancient herds preserved in Great Britain.-Description:...
    
    

• Other Native Breeds:
  • Ayrshire cattle
    Ayrshire cattle
    The Ayrshire cattle is a breed of dairy cattle originated from Ayrshire in Scotland. The average mature Ayrshire cow weighs 1,000-1,300 pounds . Ayrshires have red markings. The red can be an orange to a dark brown, with or without coloured legs. They are known for low somatic cell counts,...
    
    
  • Beef Shorthorn
    Beef Shorthorn
    The Beef Shorthorn breed of cattle was developed from the Shorthorn breed in England and Scotland in around 1820. The Shorthorn was originally developed as a dual purpose breed, suitable for both dairy and beef production. However different breeders opted to concentrate on one purpose rather than...
    
    
  • Belted Galloway
    Belted Galloway
    The Belted Galloway is a rare beef breed of cattle originating from Galloway in South West Scotland, adapted to living on the poor upland pastures and windswept moorlands of the region...
    
    
  • Devon
  • Galloway
    Galloway cattle
    The Galloway is one of the world's longest established breeds of beef cattle, named after the Galloway region of Scotland, where it originated. It is now found in many parts of the world....
    
    
  • Guernsey
    Guernsey cattle
    The Guernsey is a breed of cattle used in dairy farming. It is fawn and white in colour, and is particularly renowned for the rich flavour of its milk, as well as its hardiness and docile disposition.-Milk:...
    
    
  • Hereford
    Hereford (cattle)
    Hereford cattle are a beef cattle breed, widely used both in intemperate areas and temperate areas, mainly for meat production.Originally from Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, more than five million pedigree Hereford Cattle now exist in over 50 countries...
    
    
  • Highland
    Highland cattle
    Highland cattle or kyloe are a Scottish breed of beef cattle with long horns and long wavy coats which are coloured black, brindled, red, yellow or dun....
    
    
  • Jersey
    Jersey cattle
    Purple cattle, or Jerseys, , are a breed of small dairy cattle. Originally bred in the Channel Island of Jersey, the breed is popular for the high butterfat content of its milk and the lower maintenance costs attending its lower bodyweight, as well as its genial disposition...
    
    
  • Longhorn
    Longhorn cattle
    Longhorn cattle are a long-horned brown and white breed of beef cattle originating from Craven in the north of England. They have a white patch along the line of their spine and under their bellies....
    
    
  • Luing cattle
    Luing cattle
    Luing cattle are a beef breed developed on the island of Luing in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland by the Cadzow brothers; Ralph, Denis and Shane, after 1947. It was formed by breeding first cross Beef Shorthorn/Highland heifers to a Beef Shorthorn bull. The breed of red-brown cattle are moderately...
    
    
  • Red Poll
    Red Poll
    The Red Poll is a dual purpose breed of cattle developed in England in the latter half of the 19th century.-Description and uses:The cattle are red, preferably deep red with white only on the tail switch and udder. They are naturally polled...
    
    
  • Shorthorn
    Beef Shorthorn
    The Beef Shorthorn breed of cattle was developed from the Shorthorn breed in England and Scotland in around 1820. The Shorthorn was originally developed as a dual purpose breed, suitable for both dairy and beef production. However different breeders opted to concentrate on one purpose rather than...
    
    
  • South Devon
    South Devon cattle
    South Devon cattle, also known as Orange Elephants, are the largest of the British Native breeds. They are believed to have descended from the large red cattle of Normandy which were imported during the Norman invasion of England. The breed is a rich, medium red with copper tints, though it varies...
    
    
  • Sussex
  • Welsh Black
    Welsh Black
    The Welsh Black is a dual-purpose breed of cattle native to Wales.-History:Commercial exploitation of the breed meant that drovers would herd them to English markets. Herds from south west Wales travelled towards Hereford and Gloucester up the Tywi Valley to Llandovery. Herds from South...
    
    

Sheep

• Critical:
  • Boreray
    Boreray (sheep)
    The Boreray is a breed of sheep originating on the St Kilda archipelago off the west coast of Scotland and surviving as a feral animal on one of the islands, Boreray. It is primarily a meat breed...
    
    

• Endangered:
  • Leicester Longwool
  • North Ronaldsay
    North Ronaldsay sheep
    The North Ronaldsay is a breed of sheep living on North Ronaldsay, the northernmost of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. They are one survivor of a type of sheep formerly found across the islands of Orkney and Shetland , belonging to the Northern European short-tailed sheep group of breeds.They are...
    
    
  • English Leicester

• Vulnerable:
  • Castlemilk Moorit
    Castlemilk Moorit (sheep)
    The Castlemilk Moorit is a rare breed of domestic sheep originating in Dumfriesshire in Scotland....
    
    
  • Devon and Cornwall Longwool
  • Hill Radnor
    Hill Radnor
    The Hill Radnor is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the United Kingdom. Classified as one of the mountain breeds, it is most common from Powys down to southwest Herefordshire and Monmouthshire. The Hill Radnor has a dense white fleece, with a light brown face and legs. Ewes are polled and...
    
    
  • Teeswater
    Teeswater (sheep)
    The Teeswater is a breed of sheep from Teesdale, United Kingdom. It is a longwool breed of sheep, which produces a generally large-diameter fibre. The breed is raised primarily for meat....
    
    
  • Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep

• At Risk:
  • Lincoln Longwool
    Lincoln (sheep)
    The Lincoln, sometimes called the Lincoln Longwool, is a breed of sheep from England. The Lincoln is the largest British sheep, developed specifically to produce the heaviest, longest and most lustrous fleece of any breed in the world. Great numbers were exported to many countries to improve the...
    
    
  • Manx Loaghtan
  • Norfolk Horn
    Norfolk Horn (sheep)
    The Norfolk Horn is one of the British black-faced sheep breeds. It differs from other black-faced breeds which are mainly found in high-rainfall upland areas, and from most other modern lowland British sheep breeds in being lightly built and very hardy...
    
    
  • Oxford Down
  • Portland
    Portland (sheep)
    The Portland is a sheep breed that takes its name from the Isle of Portland. This breed is raised primarily for meat.-History:Once common all over Dorset, the breed was once of the one rarest in Britain and is still at risk. In the 1970s, it was nearly extinct altogether, but has now recovered...
    
    
  • Soay
    Soay sheep
    The Soay sheep is a primitive breed of domestic sheep descended from a population of feral sheep on the island of Soay in the St. Kilda Archipelago, about from the Western Isles of Scotland...
    
    
  • Wensleydale
    Wensleydale (sheep)
    The Wensleydale is a breed of domestic sheep that originated in the Wensleydale region of North Yorkshire Possessing a blue–grey face, the breed was developed in the 19th century by crossing English Leicester and Teeswater sheep. One of the largest and heaviest of all sheep breeds, the...
    
    
  • Whiteface Dartmoor
    Whiteface Dartmoor
    The Whiteface Dartmoor is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the Dartmoor region of the United Kingdom. The Rare Breeds Survival Trust has designated this breed as "at risk".-Characteristics:...
    
    
  • Whitefaced Woodland
    Whitefaced Woodland
    The Whitefaced Woodland is a sheep breed from the South Pennines in England, also known as the Penistone sheep after the Yorkshire town where sheep sales have been held since 1699. It is thought to be closely related to the Swaledale and the Lonk...
    
    

• Minority:
  • Cotswold sheep
    Cotswold sheep
    Cotswold sheep are a breed of domestic sheep originating in the Cotswold hills of the southern midlands of England. It is a dual-use breed providing both meat and wool...
    
    
  • Dorset Down
    Dorset Down
    The Dorset Down is a breed of sheep native to the Dorset Downs region of England. It originated in the early 19th century from crosses of local and Hampshire ewes with Southdown rams. The breed is not closely related to the Dorset , which is a white-faced sheep.Dorset Downs are medium-sized, robust...
    
    
  • Dorset Horn
    Dorset (sheep)
    The Dorset or Dorset Horned breed of sheep is known mostly for its prolific lambing. It has been known to produce two lambing seasons per year: bred in May for lambs finished by the holidays, and bred again immediately after the first lambing to produce again in March or April...
    
    
  • Greyface Dartmoor
    Greyface Dartmoor
    The Greyface Dartmoor is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the Dartmoor region of the United Kingdom. A large, long-wooled breed, the Greyface Dartmoor is a rare breed known for its distinctive facial markings. Its fleece can weight , and today the breed is primarily raised for...
    
    
  • Shropshire
    Shropshire (sheep)
    The Shropshire breed of domestic sheep originated from the hills of Shropshire, and North Staffordshire, England, during the 1840s. The breeders in the area used the local horned black-faced sheep and crossed them with a few breeds of white-faced sheep . This produced a medium-sized polled sheep...
    
    

• Other Native Breeds: Badgerface Welsh, Beulah, Black Welsh Mountain, Scottish Blackface
  Scottish Blackface
  The Scottish Blackface is the most common breed of domestic sheep in the United Kingdom. This tough and adaptable breed is often found in the more exposed locations, such as the Scottish Highlands or roaming on the moors of Dartmoor...
  
  , Bluefaced Leicester, Border Leicester
  Border Leicester
  The Border Leicester is a breed of sheep originating in England and raised primarily for meat. Border Leicesters are polled, long-wooled sheep. Though large in size and robust, they are also docile...
  
  , Brecknock Hill, Cheviot
  Cheviot sheep
  The Cheviot is a breed of white faced sheep which gets its name from a range of hills in north Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. It is still common in this area of the United Kingdom, but also in north west Scotland, Wales and the south west of England as well as more rarely in Australia,...
  
  , Clun Forest, Dalesbred
  Dalesbred
  The Dalesbred is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the United Kingdom. Derived from the Swaledale and Scottish Blackface breeds, the Dalesbred is a hill breed most common around Upper Wharfedale and the Central Pennines in England...
  
  , Derbyshire Gritstone
  Derbyshire Gritstone
  The Derbyshire Gritstone is a breed of domestic sheep native to the United Kingdom. A hardy hill sheep, it is also one of the oldest British breeds. The Gritstone is generally found around Derbyshire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, and Lancashire. They are large, polled sheep with black and white faces...
  
  , Devon Closewool
  Devon Closewool
  The Devon Closewool is a breed of the domestic sheep originating in the Exmoor region of southwest England. This breed is raised primarily for meat. It was developed in the late 19th century by crossing native Exmoor ewes with a Devon Longwool ram. A breed society was formed in 1923, and the first...
  
  , Exmoor Horn
  Exmoor Horn
  The Exmoor Horn is a white faced, horned breed of sheep. It was developed in Exmoor, Devon, in the 19th century, but is a descendant of sheep that had roamed on the moors for several hundred years....
  
  , Hampshire Down, Hebridean
  Hebridean (sheep)
  The Hebridean is a breed of small black sheep from Scotland, similar to other members of the Northern European short-tailed sheep group, having a short, triangular tail. They often have two pairs of horns...
  
  , Herdwick, Jacob
  Jacob (sheep)
  The Jacob sheep is a rare breed of small, piebald , polycerate sheep. Jacobs may have from two to six horns, but most commonly have four. The most common color is black and white, but they may also be blue and white or lilac and white in coloring. Jacobs are usually raised for their wool, meat,...
  
  , Kerry Hill
  Kerry Hill (sheep)
  The Kerry Hill is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the county of Powys in Wales. It derives its name from the village of Kerry , near Newtown. Kerry Hill sheep have a distinctive and unique coloration, with a white face bearing black markings around the mouth, ears, and eyes. Both rams...
  
  , Llandovery Whiteface Hill, Llanwenog
  Llanwenog (sheep)
  The Llanwenog is a breed of domestic sheep originating in Wales. It was developed in the 19th century from the Llanllwni, Shropshire, Welsh Mountain, and Clun Forest breeds. The Llanwenog's native locale is the Teifi Valley, in western Wales, but it has since spread in to other areas. The breed...
  
  , Lleyn, Lonk
  Lonk
  The Lonk is a domestic sheep of a specific breed, found in the hills of the central and south Pennines, in the north of England. The name "Lonk" derives from the Lancashire word "lanky", meaning long and thin, usually in a person. Their range extends into only two counties; Lancashire and Derbyshire...
  
  , North Country Cheviot
  North Country Cheviot
  North Country Cheviot sheep are a type of Cheviot. They are bred predominantly in Scotland, but are also bred in other parts of the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland. They are raised primarily for meat.-Origin:...
  
  , Romney
  Romney (sheep)
  The Romney, formerly called the Romney Marsh sheep but generally referred-to by the local farmers as the Kent, is a breed of sheep originating in England. The Romney is a "long-wool" breed recognized in England by 1800...
  
  , Rough Fell, Ryeland
  Ryeland
  The Ryeland is one of the oldest of British sheep breeds going back seven centuries when the monks of Leominster in Herefordshire bred sheep and grazed them on the rye pastures, giving them their name...
  
  , Shetland, Southdown
  Southdown (sheep)
  The Southdown is a small, dual purpose British sheep but is raised primarily for meat. The Southdown breed was originally bred by John Ellman of Glynde, near Lewes, East Sussex about 200 years ago. His work was continued by Jonas Webb of Babraham in Cambridgeshire who developed the larger animal...
  
  , South Wales Mountain, Suffolk, Swaledale
  Swaledale
  Swaledale is one of the northernmost dales in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in northern England. It is the dale of the River Swale on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire.-Geographical overview:...
  
  , Welsh Hill Speckled, Welsh Mountain and Wiltshire Horn
  Wiltshire Horn
  The Wiltshire Horn is a breed of domestic sheep originally from Wiltshire in southern England raised for meat. The breed is unusual amongst native British breeds, for it has the unusual feature of moulting its short wool and hair coat naturally in spring, alleviating the need for shearing. They...
  
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Pigs

Critical: N/A
Endangered:
British Lop

British Lop

The British Lop is an old pig breed native to the United Kingdom. A large, white pig, it is named for its large ears which hang over its face. The breed was originally developed as an amalgamation of several local lop-eared breeds in England, and came to be known as the British Lop in the 1960s...

Middle White

Middle White

The Middle White is a breed of domestic pig native to the United Kingdom. It originated in Yorkshire roughly around the same time as the Large White. Its name comes from the fact that it was between the size of the Large White and the now-extinct Small White. It was fully recognized as a breed in...

Vulnerable:
Berkshire

Berkshire (pig)

Berkshire pigs are a rare breed of pig originating from Berkshire in England.Herds of the breed are still maintained in England by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust at Aldenham Country Park, Hertfordshire, and by the South of England Rare Breeds Centre in Kent. The Berkshire is listed as 'vulnerable',...

Large Black
Tamworth
Welsh
At Risk:
British Saddleback

British Saddleback

The British Saddleback is a breed of domestic pig created in the 20th century from the amalgamation of two similarly-coloured breeds, the Essex and Wessex Saddleback. The origin of the British Saddleback is better authenticated than most...

Minority:
Gloucestershire Old Spots
Other Native Breeds:
Large White

Large White (pig)

The Large White, also known as the English Large White, is a breed of domestic pig originating in Yorkshire, hence also known as the Yorkshire pig. First recognized in 1868, the breed is the progenitor of the American Yorkshire in North America...

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Goats

Critical: N/A
Endangered:
Bagot

Bagot goat

The Bagot goat is a breed of goat which for several hundred years has lived semi-wild at Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire, England. It is a small goat, with a black head and neck and the remainder of the body white...

Vulnerable: N/A
At Risk: N/A
Minority:
Golden Guernsey

Golden Guernsey

The Golden Guernsey is a rare breed of goat from the Bailiwick of Guernsey on the Channel Islands. They were first brought to Great Britain in 1965 and a sub-breed has evolved known as the British Guernsey.- Origin :...

Horses/Ponies

Critical:

• Cleveland Bay
  Cleveland Bay
  The Cleveland Bay is a breed of horse that originated in England during the 17th century, named after its colouring and the Cleveland district of Yorkshire. It is a well-muscled horse, with legs that are strong but short in relation to the body. The horses are always bay in colour, although a...
  
  
• Eriskay Pony
  Eriskay pony
  The Eriskay Pony is a breed of pony from Scotland. It is generally grey in colour, and has a dense, waterproof coat that protects it in harsh weather. The breed developed in ancient times in the Hebrides islands in Scotland, and a small population remained pure and protected from crossbreeding by...
  
  
• Suffolk Punch
  Suffolk Punch
  The Suffolk Punch, also historically known as the Suffolk Horse or Suffolk Sorrel, is an English breed of draught horse. The breed takes the first part of its name from the county of Suffolk in East Anglia, and the name "Punch" from its solid appearance and strength...
  
  

Endangered:

• Dales Pony
  Dales Pony
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• Exmoor Pony
  Exmoor pony
  The Exmoor pony is a horse breed native to the British Isles, where some still roam as semi-feral livestock on Exmoor, a large area of moorland in Devon and Somerset in southwest England. The Exmoor is one of the British Isles mountain and moorland pony breeds, having conformation similar to that...
  
  
• Hackney Horse and Pony
  Hackney (horse)
  The Hackney Horse is a recognized breed of horse that was developed in Great Britain. In recent decades, the breeding of the Hackney has been directed toward producing horses that are ideal for carriage driving. They are an elegant high stepping breed of carriage horse that is popular for showing...
  
  

Vulnerable:

• Dartmoor Pony
  Dartmoor pony
  -External links:*...
  
  

Welsh Mountain (section A)

Welsh Pony

The Welsh Pony and Cob are closely related horse breeds including both pony and cob types, which originated in Wales in the United Kingdom...

• Semi-Feral Pony

At Risk:

• Clydesdale
• Fell pony
  Fell pony
  The Fell Pony is a versatile, working breed of mountain and moorland pony originating in the north of England in Cumberland and Westmorland and Northumberland. It was originally bred on the fell farms of northwest England, and is used as a riding and driving pony...
  
  
• Highland pony
  Highland Pony
  The Highland Pony is a native Scottish pony, and is one of the largest of the mountain and moorland pony breeds of the British Isles. Its pedigree dates back to the 1880s...
  
  
• Shire horse
  Shire horse
  The Shire horse is a breed of draught horse or draft horse . The breed comes in many colours, including black, bay and grey. They are a tall breed, with mares standing and over and stallions standing and over. The breed has an enormous capacity for weight pulling, and Shires have held the world...
  
  

Minority: N/A

Other Native Breeds:

• New Forest pony
  New Forest pony
  The New Forest Pony or New Forester is one of the recognised Mountain and moorland or Native pony breeds of the British Isles. The breed is valued for its hardiness, strength and sureness of foot...
  
  
• Shetland pony
  Shetland pony
  The Shetland pony is a breed of pony originating in the Shetland Isles. Shetlands range in size from a minimum height of approximately 28 inches to an official maximum height of 42 inches at the withers. Shetland ponies have heavy coats, short legs and are considered quite intelligent...
  
  
• Welsh Pony
  Welsh Pony
  The Welsh Pony and Cob are closely related horse breeds including both pony and cob types, which originated in Wales in the United Kingdom...
  
   and Cob
  Cob (horse)
  A cob is a small horse, usually of a stout build, with strong bones, large joints, and steady disposition; it is a body type of horse rather than a specific breed...
  
  

Poultry

Critical: Ancona

Ancona (chicken)

The Ancona is a breed of chicken originating in, and named after Ancona, Italy, but they have also been known in England since the late 19th century....

, Andalusian

Andalusian (chicken)

The Andalusian is a breed of chicken originating in the Andalucia region of Spain. Often called the Blue Andalusian for the color accepted for showing by the American Poultry Association, they also appear in Splash and Black...

, Brussbar, Campine

Campine (chicken)

The Campine is a breed of chicken originating in Belgium's Campine region. They are a fairly small breed in Silver and Gold varieties, with solid white or golden hackles and iridescent black-green barred bodies. Hens and roosters are nearly identical in feather coloration. They will lay a fair...

, Croad Langshan

Croad Langshan

The Croad Langshan is an old, heavy, soft-feathered chicken breed which probably originated in China.-Origin:The first recorded imports came from the Langshan District in 1872 and were undertaken by Major F.T...

, Hamburgh, Legbar, Minorca

Minorca (chicken)

The Minorca is a breed of chicken originating in Spain. They are classified in the Mediterranean class by the American Poultry Association. They lay white eggs. Color varieties include buff, black, white with the British recognizing a blue phase. Minorcas mature quickly and begin crowing sooner...

, Modern Game, Modern Langshan, Nankin

Nankin (chicken)

The Nankin is a bantam breed of chicken. One of the true bantams, the breed is a naturally small fowl with no large counterpart from which it was miniaturized...

, Rhodebar, Rosecomb

Rosecomb

The Rosecomb is a breed of chicken named for its distinctive comb. Rosecombs are bantam chickens, and are among those known as true bantams, meaning they are not a miniaturized version of a large fowl. Rosecombs are one of the oldest and most popular bantam breeds in showing, and thus have numerous...

, Spanish, Sultan

Sultan (chicken)

The Sultan is a breed of chicken originating in Turkey. Its English moniker is directly culled from the original Turkish language name of Serai-Tavuk, which translates as "fowls of the Sultan". They have always been primarily ornamental, having been kept in the gardens of Ottoman sultanate...

, Sussex

Sussex (chicken)

The Sussex chicken is a dual purpose breed that originating in England around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43 that is a popular backyard chicken in many countries...

 (White) and Welbar
Endangered: Marsh Daisy

Marsh Daisy (chicken)

The Marsh Daisy is a rare breed of chicken originating in Lancashire, England. Its name may be related to its origin in a marsh-like area, or that its large rose comb resembles the flower of the Marsh Daisy ....

, Old English Pheasant Fowl

Old English Pheasant Fowl

The Old English Pheasant Fowl is a rare breed of chicken originating in England. Despite its name, it is not a species of Pheasant, and is so named based merely on appearance. Mostly concentrated around Yorkshire and Lancashire, it was named and a breed club was formed in 1914. They are thought by...

, Old English Game

Old English Game

The Old English Game Fowl is a breed of chicken. Pure English Game Fowls are prized among Poultry breeders and thus fetch a high sale price. One of the types called standard Old Englishes are larger than the bantams and were originally bred for cockfighting...

, Orpington

Orpington (chicken)

The Orpington is a breed of chicken named after Orpington, England, which was made famous in part by this breed. Belonging to the English class of chickens, it was bred to be an excellent layer with good meat quality...

 (Non Buff), Scots Grey

Scots Grey

The Scots Grey, originally titled the Scotch Grey, is a breed of chicken originating in Scotland. It is so named because of its striped plumage, which is called either Barred or Cuckoo by poultry enthusiasts. Though superficially similar to breeds such as the Cuckoo Marans and Barred Plymouth Rock,...

, Sebright

Sebright (chicken)

The Sebright is a breed of chicken named after its developer, Sir John Saunders Sebright. The Sebright is one of the oldest recorded British 'true' bantam , created in the 19th century through a selective breeding program designed to produce an ornamental breed...

Vulnerable: Cream Legbar, Derbyshire Redcap

Derbyshire Redcap

The Derbyshire Redcap is a breed of chicken originating in the English county of Derbyshire. The name "Redcap" derives from the breed's unusually large Rose-type comb. British breed standards dictate a length of more than 7 centimeters of length for a Redcap comb. It is covered in small, fleshy...

, Indian Game, Ixworth

Ixworth (chicken)

The Ixworth is a breed of chicken originating in the village of Ixworth in Suffolk, England. It is a dual-purpose fowl that comes in single, white-feathered variety. Developed in 1932, it was created from crosses of the white types of Sussex, Minorca, Orpington and Indian Game chickens. With the...

, Sussex

Sussex (chicken)

The Sussex chicken is a dual purpose breed that originating in England around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43 that is a popular backyard chicken in many countries...

 (Coloured).
At Risk: Orpington

Orpington (chicken)

The Orpington is a breed of chicken named after Orpington, England, which was made famous in part by this breed. Belonging to the English class of chickens, it was bred to be an excellent layer with good meat quality...

(Buff), Dorking

Dorking (chicken)

The Dorking is a breed of chicken that is believed to have originated in Italy during the period of the Roman Empire and was introduced in Britain at the time of the Roman conquest making it one of the oldest English breeds.-History:...

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Scots Dumpy

The Scots Dumpy is a breed of chicken from Scotland. The moniker dumpy, meaning short and stout, refers the breed's thick-set appearance and extremely short legs. Through history they have been known under a host of names such as: Bakies, Stumpies, Dadlies, Hoodies, or Creepies...

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Sussex (chicken)

The Sussex chicken is a dual purpose breed that originating in England around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43 that is a popular backyard chicken in many countries...

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Similar organizations

• American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC)
  American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
  The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is a nonprofit organization focused on preserving and promoting genetic diversity among rare breeds of livestock...
  
  
• Ark of Taste
  Ark of Taste
  The Ark of Taste is an international catalogue of heritage foods in danger of extinction which is maintained by the global Slow Food movement. The Ark is designed to preserve at-risk foods that are sustainably produced, unique in taste, and part of a distinct ecoregion...
  
  

External links

• Rare Breeds Survival Trust