Six Keys to Selecting a Chicken Breed...Number 5

This is a article from the magazine Backyard Poultry By: Brandon Mitchell from Tennessee.

                                5  FEATHER COLOR
Aside from its ability to reflect or absorb heat, feather color is not very important, so why is it part of my criteria? Partly because there are so many chickens, it helps to break down the breeds even more, and partly just because I like some colors more than other. Some producers even like to color coordinate with their other livestock breeds, black hogs, black cows, black chickens and so forth.
         There is one other practical reason to be concerned about feather color. If you tie lures for fishing, or can sell to someone who does, feather color is very important. Fly tying is all about matching the hatch (insect hatch, that is), so flies are tied to match the color of the insect as best as possible.