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Pekin Bantam
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Pekin bantams
are a Chinese True bantam, a breed of miniature chicken which has no large
version. The first Pekins are
believed to have been taken from the private collection of the Emperor of China
at Peking (now known as Beijing) by British soldiers towards around 1860.
However, some sources suggest that a consignment of birds from China around
1835 were given to Queen Victoria, and that these birds were bred with further
imports and were developed into the breed we know today as Pekin Chickens.
Pekin bantam look
like a miniature version of Cochin chickens and are often known in the United
States and Canada as Cochin Bantams. However, they are unrealted.
Pekin bantams possess a wealth of featherin
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Penedesenca
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Penedesencas are
Spanish chickens that are best known for laying large qualities of brown eggs.
In fact, no other breed can produce eggs as dark as the Penedesenca can. They
are a rare breed, though they still work well as a meat bird due to their
hearty build.
They have a
very unique comb that starts as a single comb but splits into multiple combs
near the back of the head. They have red ear-lobes with white centers despite
laying brown eggs, red combs, and red wattles. There are four varieties, the
Wheaten, the Partridge, the Crele, and the Black, each with slightly different
color schemes, all with black beaks and legs, save for the Crele which has
white beaks and legs.
Penedesenca chickens
are a ve
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Pepoi
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Pepoi is a bantam
breed. They are very common in Veneto and Friuli (North-East Italy). They are probably
the only Bantam rustic breed used for production. Pepoi can be easily reared
and are a good solution for the production of portion chicken. The breast has
good pectoral muscles, excellent for the spit; the meat is very tasty.
Mean laying:
160-180 (rose shell, 40-45 g).Great broodiness and aptitude to chicks care.
Content and photo
source: Agraria.org
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Phoenix
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Phoenixes are
a show bird more than anything; they are extremely poor egg layers and their
body structure doesn''t make them very good fryers. Phoenix Chickens are best
known for their tail, which can grow to almost absurd proportions. They have an
average-sized single comb and medium length wattle, both a light red color.
Their colorings can various wildly from silver to black to gold to red to
brown. Their legs and beak are typically a light gray color.
Phoenixes do
well in confinement, which is good because they''ll need lots of codling due to
their tail feathers. Their attitudes range from shy and calm to aggressive and
in-your-face. Generally though they aren''t very friendly and don''t like to be
pestered.
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Pita Pinta Austuriana
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Pita Pinta Austuriana
chickens, also known as Asturian Painted Hen ,
belongs to the Atlantic branch of domestic chickens and has common ancestry
with other breeds in northern Spain, such as the Euskal Oiloa of the Basque
Country. Their name comes
from the Asturian language, in which pita means "hen" and pinta
meaning "painted" or “mottled”.
With the
industrialization of egg production in Asturias in the 1950s and 1960s, the
number of Pita Pinta Austuriana chickens dropped dramatically, almost to the
point of extinction. They started to recover between 1980 and 1990. A breeders''
association, the Asociación de Criadores de la Pita Pinta Asturiana, was
founded in 2003; its 52 members have a total of 1842 birds.
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Plymouth Rock
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Plymouth Rock chickens were developed in New England in the middle of the 19th century as a dual-purpose fowl, meaning that they are valued both for their meat and for the hens'' egg-laying ability. The first Plymouth Rock was barred and other varieties were developed later.
Plymouth Rock chickens were first exhibited as a breed in 1849. Several people claimed its invention, using crosses of Dominiques, Black Javas, Cochins, and perhaps Malays and Dorkings. John C. Bennett (1804–1867) has been credited with either creating or popularizing the breed.
Plymouth Rock chickens became popular very rapidly, and until World War II no breed was as popular in the United States as the Barred Plymouth Rock. They became so widely
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Polish
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Polish (also known as Padovana of Chili or Polish Frizzles), chickens have a huge
bouffant crest of feathers and a v-shaped comb.
Though the derivation of
the Polish breed is unclear, one theory suggests that their ancestors were
brought by Asian Mongols to Eastern Europe during medieval times, and thus,
could have originated in Poland. It is also believed that immigrants could have
brought the breed''s predecessors from Spain or Italy in the late 16th century.
The Polish was standardized in the Netherlands and declared a thoroughbred in
the 16th century. Chickens bearing a strong resemblance to the Polish can be
seen in paintings from the 15th century, and they were extensively portrayed in
Dutch and Italian paintings
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Poltava
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Poltavas are
an old Ukrainian dual-purpose chicken named after the Ukrainian city of
Poltava. It is believed that they were developed from local chicken breeds.
They are found
in Clay (the most common), Cuckoo, and Black. The tips of their flight feathers
are black and their tail is brown-black. Roosters have a lighter neck than
hens. Chicks are covered in light brown fuzz. They are very resistant and adapt
easily to any conditions. The rooster weighs about 3 kg, and hens weigh about 2
kg. They lay around 160-215 brown eggs per year.
They are
mainly used small ranches since their egg product and size is not attractive
for commercial use.
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Polverara
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Ancient Italian
breed which took origin in Polverara, a village in the county of Padua. Since
1400, it’s known as “Padovana di Polverara”, “Schiatta di Polverara” or
“Schiatta”. According to some authors, the breed is the ancestor of Padovana.
On the contrary, some others assert that the Polverara came from the Padovana.
The breed has
nearly disappeared. It’s reared for its tasty meat and for the fair production
of eggs. Nowadays there is a project for the recover of the breed and it’s
included in the list of “traditional products” of Italian Department of
Agriculture and Forestry. Officially recognized in Italy.
Egg: minimum 50
g, whitish shell.
The trunk is well
shaped, of medium size. The head i
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