Huhn color
Braun
A general brown. In horses a color of its own (seal brown): near-black with lighter brown on the muzzle, around the eyes, on the flanks and inside the legs. In eggs the usual mid-brown shell.
75 Huhn breeds list Braun. It is in a club standard for 68 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Braun
| Breed | PCGB | EE | APA | ABA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altenglischer Kämpfer | Standardgemäß (“The black-red (partridge bred)”) | Standardgemäß (“rebhuhnhalsig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Altenglischer KämpferRebhuhnfarben | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“rebhuhnhalsig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Altenglischer KämpferRot mit schwarzer Brust, Rebhuhnlinie | Standardgemäß (“The black-red (partridge bred)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AndalusierAugen | Standardgemäß (“Eyes dark red or red-brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Araucana | Standardgemäß (“The black-red; The spangled”) | Standardgemäß (“blau-wildfarbig; wildfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| AraucanaRot mit schwarzer Brust | Standardgemäß (“The black-red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AraucanaRot mit blau-schwarzer Brust | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“blau-wildfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| AraucanaWildfarbig | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“wildfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| AraucanaGesprenkelt | Standardgemäß (“The spangled”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AustralorpEierschale | Standardgemäß (“Egg colour: Brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Barnevelder | Standardgemäß (“The double laced chestnut (red-brown ground, black lacing)”) | Standardgemäß (“braun-blaudoppeltgesäumt; braun-schwarzdoppeltgesäumt; dunkelbraun”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chabo | Standardgemäß (“Tri-coloured”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ChaboDreifarbig | Standardgemäß (“Tri-coloured”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ChaboAugen | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“Reddish-bay. Brown.”) | No ruling |
| Cochin | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“braungebändert”) | Standardgemäß (“Brown”) | No ruling |
| CochinBraun | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“Brown”) | No ruling |
| CochinBraungebändert | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“braungebändert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| CochinEierschale | Standardgemäß (“Egg colour: Brown Tinted”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| CornishEierschale | Standardgemäß (“Egg colour: Brown Tinted”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DominikanerAugen | Standardgemäß (“Eyes reddish-brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DominikanerEierschale | Standardgemäß (“Egg colour: Brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dorking | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“gold-wildfarbig; wildfarbig”) | Standardgemäß (“Single Comb Colored”) | Standardgemäß (“Single Comb Colored; Rose Comb Colored”) |
| DorkingFarbig | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“Single Comb Colored”) | Standardgemäß (“Single Comb Colored; Rose Comb Colored”) |
| DorkingGold-wildfarbig | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“gold-wildfarbig; wildfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| DorkingEierschale | Standardgemäß (“Egg colour: Brown White/tinted”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| FaverollesAugen | Standardgemäß (“Eye colour orange to yellow, grey or hazel in the buffs, cuckoos, ermines, salmons and whites. Black or ... eyes brown or black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Holländisches Zwerghuhn | Standardgemäß (“The gold partridge”) | Standardgemäß (“goldhalsig”) | Standardgemäß (“Light Brown; Blue Light Brown”) | Standardgemäß (“Light Brown; Blue Light Brown”) |
| Holländisches ZwerghuhnHellbraun | Standardgemäß (“The gold partridge”) | Standardgemäß (“goldhalsig”) | Standardgemäß (“Light Brown”) | Standardgemäß (“Light Brown”) |
| Holländisches ZwerghuhnBlau-hellbraun | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“Blue Light Brown”) | Standardgemäß (“Blue Light Brown”) |
| Holländisches ZwerghuhnAugen | Standardgemäß (“In both sexes and all colours Eyes orange-red to brownish-red.”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Italiener | Standardgemäß (“The partridge; Brown”) | Standardgemäß (“goldbraun-porzellanfarbig; blau-rebhuhnhalsig; rebhuhnhalsig”) | Standardgemäß (“Rose Comb Light Brown / Single Comb Light Brown; Rose Comb Dark Brown / Single Comb Dark Brown”) | Standardgemäß (“Light Brown; Dark Brown”) |
| ItalienerHellbraun | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“Rose Comb Light Brown / Single Comb Light Brown”) | Standardgemäß (“Light Brown”) |
| ItalienerDunkelbraun | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“Rose Comb Dark Brown / Single Comb Dark Brown”) | Standardgemäß (“Dark Brown”) |
| ItalienerBlau-rebhuhnfarbig-gebändert | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“blau-rebhuhnhalsig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| ItalienerGoldbraun-porzellanfarbig | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“goldbraun-porzellanfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| ItalienerRebhuhnfarben | Standardgemäß (“The partridge”) | Standardgemäß (“rebhuhnhalsig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| ItalienerBraun | Standardgemäß (“Brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Jersey-RieseAugen | Standardgemäß (“In both sexes and all colours... Eyes brown to black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Jersey-RieseEierschale | Standardgemäß (“Egg colour: Brown Tinted to brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LakenfelderAugen | Standardgemäß (“Eyes red or bright chestnut”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Langschan | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“braun-birkenfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| LangschanBraun-birkenfarbig | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“braun-birkenfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| LangschanAugen | Standardgemäß (“Eyes brown, the darker the better, but not [black] ... (... hazel nut, a Vandyke brown)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LangschanEierschale | Standardgemäß (“Egg colour: Brown; Egg colour: White, cream to brown Brown to brown-yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nackthals | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“wildbraun”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| NackthalsWildbraun | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“wildbraun”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| New HampshireEierschale | Standardgemäß (“Egg colour: Brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| OrpingtonEierschale | Standardgemäß (“Egg colour: Brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Paduaner | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“wildbraun”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| PaduanerWildbraun | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“wildbraun”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Phönix | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“wildfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| PhönixWildfarbig | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“wildfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| PhönixAugen | Standardgemäß (“Eyes red-brown.”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Plymouth Rock | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“braungebändert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Plymouth RockBraungebändert | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“braungebändert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| RhodeländerEierschale | Standardgemäß (“Egg colour: Light brown to brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SebrightAugen | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“Brown.”) | No ruling |
| Seidenhuhn | Standardgemäß (“The partridge”) | Standardgemäß (“wildfarbig”) | Standardgemäß (“Bearded Partridge / Non-Bearded Partridge”) | Standardgemäß (“Partridge (Bearded); Partridge (Non Bearded)”) |
| SeidenhuhnRebhuhnfarben | Standardgemäß (“The partridge”) | Standardgemäß (“wildfarbig”) | Standardgemäß (“Bearded Partridge / Non-Bearded Partridge”) | Standardgemäß (“Partridge (Bearded); Partridge (Non Bearded)”) |
| Sumatra | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“wildfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| SumatraWildfarbig | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“wildfarbig”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Sussex | Standardgemäß (“brown”) | Standardgemäß (“wildbraun”) | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“Dark Brown”) |
| SussexBraun | Standardgemäß (“brown”) | Standardgemäß (“wildbraun”) | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“Dark Brown”) |
| SussexAugen | Standardgemäß (“Eyes: brown – brown or red; buff, red and speckled – red; light, silver and white – orange.”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsumer | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“blau-rostrebhuhnfarbig; rost-rebhuhnfarbig”) | Standardgemäß (“Only One Variety; Partridge”) | Standardgemäß (“Welsummer plumage”) |
| Wyandotte | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“braungebändert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| WyandotteBraungebändert | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“braungebändert”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| WyandotteEierschale | Standardgemäß (“Egg colour: Brown Tinted”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Braun is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed |
|---|
| BarnevelderEierschale |
| BrahmaEierschale |
| BuckeyeEierschale |
| DelawareEierschale |
| NackthalsEierschale |
| OrpingtonAugen |
| Plymouth RockEierschale |
Color changes
How Braun can appear or change over an animal's life.
Braunchanges toHellbraun
Eierschale · Fortschreitend · from 25 weeks · females only
Dunkelbraunchanges toBraun
Eierschale · Fortschreitend · from 25 weeks · females only