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It is a calm and docile breed; the cocks are rarely aggressive. The hens lay very large brown eggs, and are fair layers overall, known particularly as good winter layers. The birds are robust and fairly cold-hardy. The breed's plumage comes in blue as well as black and white; legs are willow in hue. Jersey Giant hens will go broody.
Most large chicken breeds have a bantam counterpart, sometimes referred to as a miniature. Miniatures are usually one-fifth to one-quarter the size of the standard breed, but they are expected to exhibit all of the standard breed's characteristics. A true bantam has no large counterpart, and is naturally small. The true bantams include:
white, beige, red, blue or green [1] Comb type. pea (high or low) or ball [1] Classification. Chicken. Gallus gallus domesticus. Índio Gigante, also known as Indian Giant, is a breed of domestic chicken originally developed in Brazil. [citation needed] It is one of the largest chicken breeds in the world [2], especially in terms of height.
Malay Game. The Malay Game is a breed of game chicken. It is among the tallest breeds of chicken, and may stand over 90 cm (36 inches) high. [7]: 158. The Malay is bred principally in Europe, [5] and in Australia and the United States. [2] It was derived, partly in Devon and Cornwall in south-west England, [8] from birds imported from the ...
Gallus gallus domesticus. White Cochin hens at one year old, bred in England in 2020. The Cochin is a breed of large domestic chicken. It derives from large feather-legged chickens brought from China to Europe and North America in the 1840s and 1850s. It is reared principally for exhibition. It was formerly known as Cochin-China.
Continental. Most Continental breeds, such as the Silver Spangled Hamburg cock seen here, are lively birds that are often skilful flyers. This group consists of eleven breeds from Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. They are mostly sprightly birds, the Faverolles being an exception: [1]: 70. Barnevelder. Campine. Crevecoeur. Faverolles.
Dong Tao chicken (Vietnamese: gà Đông Tảo), also called Dragon Chicken, is a rare Vietnamese chicken breed with enlarged feet, that originates from the village Đông Tảo in Khoái Châu District near Hanoi. [1][2][3] Dong Tao chickens are valued as a delicacy in Vietnam, and they were once bred exclusively to be served to the royal ...
The largest terrier breed, the Airedale makes for a "good all-around" farm dog, according to Dr Hunt. "They can protect their farm and humans and control vermin on the farm.