Domestic chicken

Birds

Domestic chicken (Gallus gallus f. dom.)

The chicken of Dresden

This fast-growing, wheather-resistent breed was bred in the years 1948-53 from delicate production animals (Wyandotte chicken, Rhode Island Reds and New Hamphshires) at the suburban area of Dresden. 

                          


Category: Birds

Stem type: junglefowl 5,000 years ago

Weight: ♂ 3 kg, ♀ 2,5 kg

Breeding duration: 21 days

feed: grain

Power: at least 180 eggs / year; tasty meat