Originally known as the ‘German Blue Vienna’ Rabbit, the American rabbit breed was developed for both fur and meat production. It is well known for being docile and mild tempered so they also make excellent pets. They are generally good mothers an …

The Toulouse goose is a beautiful, heavy-set goose commonly found as farm pets, meat birds or show birds in Australia. They are not good foragers and do well in confined spaces. This makes them great backyard birds as well.OriginToulouse geese ori …

The Border Leicester is a sheep with long wool originally from Britain. It is reared for both wool and meat and is considered to be a good dual-purpose breed. The sheep are quite large but fairly docile. They are hornless sheep with lustrous wool. Th …

OriginThe British Alpine goat breed originated in Britain. It was a hybrid of imported Alpine Goats from Switzerland with the local goats. This breed was started around 1903 and is still going strong. The breed was imported to Australia in 1958. The …

While there is a difference of opinion on whether or not there are still Aylesbury Ducks in Australia, these white ducks may be hybrids or purebred “English Ducks”. Pekin and Aylesbury are both known as “English Ducks” and those in Australia ma …

There are two types of Appenzeller  their feathers and the head looks like they are wearing a fancy bonnet. The Barthuhner looks like it has a puffed out beard due to puffy feathers under the beak. These chickens are available in Blue, Black, …

The Ancona chicken breed is originally from Italy and named after the port of Ancona. These chickens are usually a mottled black and white in colour and have a single or rose comb. Their legs are yellow and mottled with black and are not feathered. T …

The Andalusia chicken originates in the Mediterranean and is still found in some regions although they have become more rare in this part of the world over the years. They are a stunning looking chicken and the breed is an ancient one. These chickens …