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The Derbyshire Redcap is a breed of chicken originating in the English county of Derbyshire. The name "Redcap" derives from the breed's unusually large Rose-type comb. British breed standards dictate a length of more than 7 centimetres (3 inches) of length for a Redcap comb. It is covered in small, fleshy points, and has a distinct spike ...
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 Old English Pheasant Fowl is a British breed of small utility chicken. It derives from traditional breeds of rural Lancashire and Yorkshire and of the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. [5] Its name is due to a perceived similarity of the plumage to that of the wild pheasant. [6] It is a rare breed, and in 2014 was listed as "at ...
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They can be considered as one of the most successful sex linked chickens, [3] and is arguably one of the most widely kept hybrid hen in the USA. [4] The Hubbard firm was the originator of the Golden Comet Chicken breed. [5] Its other names include Golden Buff, Red Star, Gold Sex-Link and Cinnamon Queen. [2]
The Bergische Schlotterkamm (German pronunciation: [ˌbɛʁɡɪʃə ˈʃlɔtɐˌkam]) is an old and endangered German breed of domestic chicken. It originates from the Bergisches Land , in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany, and is one of three chicken breeds from that area, the others being the Bergische Kräher and the ...
The Scots Grey is a dual-purpose breed of domestic chicken originating in Scotland, where it has been bred for more than two hundred years. [5] It was formerly known as the Scotch Grey and until about 1930 was popular in Scotland. [1] It is on the "Native Poultry Breeds at Risk" list of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. [6]