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Vorwerks are a dual-purpose chicken suitable for both meat and egg production. Standard size males weigh 2.5–3.2 kilos (5.5–7.5 pounds), and females weigh 2–2.5 kilos (4.5–5.5 pounds). The European bantam standards are different from the US standards, which is understandable as they were produced using different breeds.
Important features of this breed are multi-color feather pattern, immunity to disease, requiring less nutrition, growing faster, and producing more eggs. [4] [5] [6] Vanaraja give their best performance when reared free range. They each produce up to 110 eggs per year, and weigh 1.0 to 1.2 kilograms (2.2 to 2.6 lb) at age 6 to 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 months.
It has been shown that Styrian Chickens lay the most eggs when bred traditionally (extensively), on the farm's backyard. [5] Relatively small [6] eggs are light, of ivory colour and usually weigh 55 grams. [3] The Altsteirer is a dual-purpose breed mostly used for obtaining eggs, but also slaughtered for its good quality meat, [3] especially of ...
Kuroilers, a dual-purpose breed producing meat and eggs, can live on a diet of kitchen and agricultural waste, and produce around 150 eggs per year whereas native Indian hens lay only 40 per year. The meat yield per bird of Kuroilers is also greater; males weigh approximately 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) and females about 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) whereas the native ...
The Buckeye is an American breed of chicken. It was created in Ohio in the late nineteenth century by Nettie Metcalf. The color of its plumage was intended to resemble the color of the seeds of Aesculus glabra, the Ohio Buckeye plant for which the state is called the 'Buckeye State'. It is a dual-purpose chicken, kept for both meat and eggs.
Rhode Island Whites are a dual-purpose fowl suitable for both meat and egg production. Males weigh 8.5 pounds (3.9 kilos) and hens weigh 6.5 pounds (3 kilos). They have a single variety, with pure white plumage, red wattles and earlobes, and a medium size rose comb .
The Wyandotte is an American breed of chicken developed in the 1870s. It was named for the indigenous Wyandot people of North America. [6] The Wyandotte is a dual-purpose breed, kept for its brown eggs and its yellow-skinned meat. [6] It is a popular show bird, and has many color variants. [4] It was originally known as the American Sebright. [1]
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. [6] [7] The Australorp of Australia derives from it.