List of Rare Poultry Breeds in South Africa
Soft Feather Breeds
- Ameraucana
- Andalusian
- Appenzeller Spitzhauben (Bearded)
- Araucana (Rumpless)
- Auracana
- Bergische Kräher
- Danish
- Faverolles (Large and Bantam)
- Herero
- Houdan
- Lakenvelder (Bantam)
- Legbar
- Marans
- Modern Langshan
- Pita Pinta
- Sicilian Buttercup
- Silkie (Bantam)
- Silverudd’s Blue (Added Feb 2026)
- Spanish White Face (Large and Bantam)
- Sultan
- Sundheimer
- Vorwerk (Bantam)
- Welsummer
- Plymouth Rock (Bantam)
- Go Hmong
- Hamburg (Bantam)
- Jersey Giant
- Friesian (Large)
- Polish (Large)
Game Breeds
- American Game
- Ayam Cemani
- Chu Shamo
- Modern Game (Large)
- Phoenix Game
- Rumpless Game
- Yokohama (Large and Bantam)
- Aseel (Bantam)
- Carlisle Game
- Shamo (Bantam)
True Bantam Breeds
- American Serama
- Barbu d’Anvers
- Sabelpoot / Booted Bantam
- Transylvanian Naked Neck (Bantam)
- Malaysian Serama
Important Note
The poultry breeds listed above represent those recognised as rare by the current committee at the time of publication. This list is not exhaustive and should not be regarded as final, as it may be updated or amended from time to time as new information becomes available.
For the purposes of this Association, a rare breed is defined as a breed recognised by SASPO for which there are very few birds within the country that conform to the officially accepted breed standard.