10 Rare & Exotic Chicken Breeds

#4. Sultan
An all-white Sultan rooster
Purpose: ornamental

Origin: Turkey

Personality: calm, docile, prone to bullying from assertive breeds

Appearance: white plumage with slate blue shanks and toes

Special Features: The Sultan is a unique chicken breed indeed considering it sports nearly every unique feature a chicken can have! It has a medium size, V-shaped comb that is often hidden by a full crest of feathers on top of its head.

The Sultan also has muff and beard feathers on its face. The breed was developed to have low-carried wings and vulture hocks, which means the feathers on the hock region of the leg point backward instead of down. They also have feathered shanks and toes as well as 5 toes on each foot (most chickens only have 4 toes on each foot). The Sultan is a heat tolerant breed and the hens are only decent layers.