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Minorca. The Minorca, Catalan: Gallina de Menorca, Spanish: Menorquina, is a breed of domestic chicken originating in the Mediterranean island of Menorca, in the Balearic Islands to the south-east of Spain. It is a well-known exhibition bird in many countries of the world, but in the island of Menorca is an endangered breed and considered to be ...
A Black Java hen; the Java played a role in the creation of some of the American class breeds, such as the Rhode Island Red. The American Class contains thirteen breeds which originated in Canada or the United States. [1] : 11 All are heavy breeds, and most lay brown eggs; [1] : 11 most are cold-hardy: [2] Buckeye. Chantecler. Delaware. Dominique.
The New Hampshire Red or New Hampshire is an American breed of chicken. It was developed in the early twentieth century in the state of New Hampshire by selective breeding of Rhode Island Red stock; no other breed was involved. [ 7]: 216 [ 8]: 192 It is fast-growing, early-maturing, quick- feathering, and yields a meaty carcass. [ 9]
Solid black plumage color refers to a plumage pattern in chickens ( Gallus gallus domesticus) characterized by a uniform, black color across all feathers. There are chicken breeds where the typical plumage color is black, such as Australorp, Sumatra, White-Faced Black Spanish, Jersey Giant and others. And there are many other breeds having ...
This is a list of some of the chicken breeds considered in Spain to be wholly or partly of Spanish origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Spanish.
PCGB. soft feather: heavy [ 3] Chicken. Gallus gallus domesticus. The Brahma is an American breed of chicken. It was bred in the United States from birds imported from the Chinese port of Shanghai, [ 4]: 78 and was the principal American meat breed from the 1850s until about 1930.
Illustration of thirty-nine varieties of chicken (and one Guinea Fowl) . There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. [1] Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and selection for desired characteristics created regional types with distinct physical and behavioral traits passed on to ...
11. Fuku. This fried chicken chain from celebrity chef David Chang draws from "both Asian and American influences," according to its website. That goal manifests throughout the menu, featuring ...