United Pet Club

Chicken color

Light brown

A pale, warm brown: a light-brown eye, the shell of light-brown layers, and the light brown fleece of alpacas.

14 Chicken breeds list Light brown. It is in a club standard for 6 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Light brown

BreedPCGB
BrahmaEggshellStandard (“Egg colour: Light brown Tinted”)
FaverollesEggshellStandard (“Egg colour: Cream to light brown”)
LangshanEggshellStandard (“Egg colour: White, cream to brown Brown to brown-yellow”)
Old English GameEggshellStandard (“Egg colour: Cream to light brown”)
Plymouth RockEggshellStandard (“Egg colour: Light brown Tinted”)
Rhode Island RedEggshellStandard (“Egg colour: Light brown to brown”)

Breeds where Light brown is disqualified or not accepted

Breed
AustralorpEggshell
CochinEggshell
CornishEggshell
DominiqueEggshell
Naked NeckEggshell
OrpingtonEggshell
SussexEggshell
WyandotteEggshell

Color changes

How Light brown can appear or change over an animal's life.

  • Brownchanges toLight brown

    Eggshell · Progressive · from 25 weeks · females only

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