Chicken color
Dark brown
A deep brown: the eye color most dog standards ask for, and the shell of dark-brown layers such as Welsummers and Barnevelders.
14 Chicken breeds list Dark brown. It is in a club standard for 9 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Dark brown
| Breed | PCGB | APA |
|---|---|---|
| AustralorpEyes | Standard (“Eyes black or dark brown iris, black preferred”) | No ruling |
| CochinEyes | Standard (“Eyes bright red, dark red, hazel or nearly black”) | No ruling |
| Japanese BantamEyes | Standard (“Eyes red Eyes red or dark Eyes red or orange Eyes orange Red face and eyes Eyes dark red”) | No ruling |
| LangshanEyes | Standard (“Eyes brown, the darker the better, but not [black] ... (... hazel nut, a Vandyke brown); Eyes brown-black Eyes brown-black”) | Standard (“Black or dark brown. Dark brown.”) |
| MaransEggshell | Standard (“Egg colour: Dark brown”) | No ruling |
| MinorcaEyes | Standard (“Eyes dark Eyes red Eyes dark brown (darker the better)”) | Standard (“Dark brown. Reddish-bay.”) |
| Old English GameEyes | Standard (“Eyes red, both alike Eyes dark, both alike Pearl eyes permissible with white legs; Eyes ... black eyes ... black Eyes ... dark eyes red”) | No ruling |
| OrpingtonEyes | No ruling | Standard (“Reddish-bay. Black, or dark brown. Dark brown.”) |
| SumatraEyes | Standard (“Eyes very dark brown or black (black preferred).”) | Standard (“Dark brown.”) |
Breeds where Dark brown is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed |
|---|
| BarnevelderEggshell |
| HamburgEyes |
| LangshanEggshell |
| SebrightEyes |
| WelsummerEggshell |
Color changes
How Dark brown can appear or change over an animal's life.
Dark brownchanges toBrown
Eggshell · Progressive · from 25 weeks · females only