Delaware chicken
pullet
The Delaware is a
lays reasonably well. It has plumage of a unique pattern, and is accepted into poultry standards for showing
.
Characteristics
With males weighing 8.5 pounds (3.9 kilos) and hens 6.5 pounds (3 kilos), the Delaware is a medium-sized breed. They have rather large, bright red colored single
bantam
version; however, these are rarely seen.
Delawares are hardy birds that mature quickly. Hens are good layers[3] of large to jumbo brown eggs and will go broody. Unlike the most common commercial meat birds in use today, the Delaware does well in free range operations. In temperament, it is a calm, but not a typically friendly bird although in some cases can be.[4]
Approximate weight
| Rooster | 3.9 kg | 8.5 lbs | |
| Hen | 2.9 kg | 6.5 lbs | |
| BANTAM | 500 grams | Rooster | 32 oz |
| Hen | 28 oz |
History
In the early 20th century, crosses of
Standard of Perfection.[5]
Beginning in the mid-1950s, commercial farms began to use the White
Slow Food USA's Ark of Taste
, a list of heritage foods.
Footnotes
References
- Ekarius, Carol (2007). Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58017-667-5.
- Heinrichs, Christine (2007). How To Raise Chickens. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7938-0601-0.
- "Delaware Chicken". albc-usa.org. American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- "Henderson's Chicken Chart". sagehenfarmlodi.com.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Delaware (chicken).
- [1] Archived 2016-11-10 at the Wayback Machine Delaware Club of America
- Delawares Archived 2009-08-08 at the Wayback Machine at mypetchicken
- [2] Official Delaware Poultry Club