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The Orpington is a British breed of chicken.It was bred in the late nineteenth century by William Cook of Orpington, at that time in Kent in south-east England. [5]: 115 It was intended to be a dual-purpose breed, to be reared both for eggs and for meat, but soon became exclusively a show bird.
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 ...
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 ...
The Australian Langshan is an Australian chicken breed, derived from the Croad Langshan and accepted by the Australian Poultry Standard as a recognized breed. The Australian Langshan is little known outside Australia but is a popular breed inside the country. The breed comes in both bantam and standard size.
A white colour variety was bred in South Africa the 1930s, [10] and in Australia in the 1940s. [11] It was recognised in Australia in 2012. [ 4 ] A bantam Australorp was bred in the early 1930s by Roy Corner and Jack Mann, and was first exhibited at a poultry show in 1934.
Black Laced not used; black-laced plumage is named after the red series colour instead: "golden laced" for black and red, "citron laced" for black and buff, "silver laced" for black and white Blue Laced Blue Laced Red Buff Laced also known as Chamois [3]: 447 Golden Laced Sebright Silver Laced
Black chick exhibiting attributes associated with extended black E allele: Black down with grayish white in the ventral surface and black pigment extended to beak, legs and toes. Solid black plumage color refers to a plumage pattern in chickens ( Gallus gallus domesticus ) characterized by a uniform, black color across all feathers .
The head is small compared to the body size, the beak is light to dark horn in colour; the comb is medium-sized, single and carried upright in both sexes. The shanks and outer toes are slightly feathered. In the original birds the males topped 10 lb/4.5 kg; today cocks weigh 9.5 lbs/3.75-4.25 kg and hens 7.5 lbs/3-3.5 kg.