Blue Andalusian

Andalusian
Other names	Andalusian; Andalusian Blue;
Country of origin	Spain
Traits
Weight	Male: Standard: 3.2–3.6 kg; Bantam: 680–790 g; ; Female: Standard: 2.25–2.70 kg; Bantam: 570–680 g; ;
Egg colour	white
Comb type	single
Classification
APA	Mediterranean
EE	yes
PCGB	rare soft feather: light

The Blue Andalusian,

Córdoba and Seville, and is concentrated particularly in the area of Utrera, which is considered the heartland of the breed.^[2]^: 620 In 2009 the population was estimated at 10000 birds.^[2]

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A very different type of Andalusian, more intensely blue and with blue-laced plumage, was created in England from birds imported from Andalusia through selective breeding and cross-breeding with birds of other breeds.^[2]^: 620

History

There is little information on the early history of the Andalusian.

Standard of Excellence in 1865.^[10]

Andalusians reached the United States in about 1850–1855, and were included in the first edition of the

Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association in 1874.^[9] The breed arrived in South America in 1870, and was first shown in Germany in the same year.^[6] A bantam was created in the 1880s.^[1]

^: 34

Characteristics

The slate-blue plumage of the Andalusian is caused by a

Mendelian proportion, twice as often as each of the other colours. All are present in the population.^[6]

The earlobes of the Andalusian are smooth, white, and almond-shaped; the crest is single and of medium size, with five well-defined points. The skin is white and the legs and feet are black.[2]^: 621^[6]

Use

Andaluza Azul hens lay about 165 white eggs per year; eggs weigh 70–80 g. Blue-bred white hens lay the largest eggs.^[2]^: 620

References

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ISBN 9781405156424
. p. 34–36.

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ISBN 9788449109461
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^ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Fernando Orozco Piñán (1986). La raza "Andaluza Azul" (in Spanish). Selecciones avícolas 28 (5): 145-149.
^ Chickens. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 9 November 2018.
^ K. D. Reynolds, Legge, Augusta, countess of Dartmouth (1822–1900)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 March 2017
^ ^a ^b Andalusian Chicken. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed August 2014.
^ William Bernhard Tegetmeier (editor) (1865). The Standard of Excellence in Exhibition Poultry, authorized by the Poultry Club. London: Poultry Club. p. 17–19

[roberts-1] 
ISBN 9781405156424
. p. 34–36.

[guia-2] 
ISBN 9788449109461
.

[apa-3] APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.

[ee-4] Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.

[pcgb-5] Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.

[pinan-6] Fernando Orozco Piñán (1986). La raza "Andaluza Azul" (in Spanish). Selecciones avícolas 28 (5): 145-149.

[pcgb2-7] Chickens. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 9 November 2018.

[8] K. D. Reynolds, Legge, Augusta, countess of Dartmouth (1822–1900)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 March 2017

[tlc-9] Andalusian Chicken. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed August 2014.

[teget-10] William Bernhard Tegetmeier (editor) (1865). The Standard of Excellence in Exhibition Poultry, authorized by the Poultry Club. London: Poultry Club. p. 17–19

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