List of chicken colours
Breeders and fanciers of chickens accurately describe the colours and patterns of the feathers of chicken breeds and varieties. This is a list of the terms used in this context.
Self
Self chickens are one-coloured, i.e. lacking a pattern. Show quality strains may have even pigmentation throughout the outer plumage, production or pet quality strains are likely to not.| Colour | Image | Notes |
| Black | Green iridescence is desired for "beetle black" show chickens. | |
| Blue | ||
| Buff | ||
| Lavender | Red lavender | |
| Red | ||
| White |
Barred and cuckoo
Columbian, belted
Duckwing
Laced
Pencilled
Mottled, spangled, mille fleur
Black-tailed
Black-breasted
Others
| Colour | Image | Notes |
| Brassy Back | ||
| Blue Brassy Back | ||
| Blue Light Brown | ||
| Blue-red | ||
| Brown | ||
| Brown Red | Sometimes called Gold Birchen. | |
| Coloured | ||
| Coronation | ||
| Cream Light Brown | ||
| Dark brown | ||
| Exchequer | Found only in Leghorns with the exception of Serama. | |
| Ginger Red | ||
| Golden Neck | ||
| Golden-necked mille fleur | ||
| Gray | ||
| Lemon Blue | ||
| Light Brown | ||
| Pyle | Alternatively spelt Pile. | |
| Red Pyle | - | |
| Quail | ||
| Salmon | ||
| Silver Blue | ||
| Silver Gray | ||
| Splash | ||
| Tolbunt | Seen only in Polish chickens | |
| White Laced Red |