The British Poultry Standards classify pure breed chickens as: Hard Feather Soft Feather: Heavy Soft Feather: Light Asian Hard Feather True Bantam Rare True Bantam Rare Soft Feather: Heavy Rare Soft Feather: Light As well as Large Fowl and Bantam sizes, there is also a distinction made with Hard Feather and Soft Feather breeds. Generally, hard feather breeds are Game varieties, who historically were cockfighting birds. These have a tighter feathering than the soft feather chicken breeds, which are more fluffy. The Poultry Club of Great Britain classifies Rare Breeds as those without their own breed club or society. The Rare Poultry Society takes care of these breeds.