Dominican (Chicken)
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| Origin: | United States | ||
| Weight: | 2.5 kg (hen) to 3.5 kg (rooster) | ||
| Laying output per year: | 200 eggs | ||
| Eggshell color: | light brown | ||
| Egg weight: | an average of 60 g | ||
| Breeding standards: | BDRG, EE, APA | ||
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Dominicans are considered to be the oldest domestic chicken breed bred in the USA . They are called Dominique , Dominicker or Pilgrim Fowl . Their origin is unclear. They are believed to have descended from animals found in southern England and were widespread in the eastern United States in the 19th century. After the Plymouth Rock breed was bred from the Dominicans , the Dominicans became increasingly rare in the USA until they almost became extinct in the 1950s. But their number has increased again since then.
Dominicans look similar to the Plymouth Rock Chickens, but can be distinguished from them by their rose crest and less sharp plumage. Dominicans are a dual purpose breed that is able to forage for itself. The hens are considered peaceful, while roosters can also become aggressive and can kill small cats, snakes and even martens.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruno Dürigen : Types and Races . In: Poultry farming . Handbook and textbook on racial studies, breeding, care and keeping of domestic, farm and park poultry. 4th and 5th revised edition. First volume. Paul Parey, Berlin 1923, DNB 365556556 , OCLC 257508499 , Dominikaner, p. 185–186 ( hathitrust.org [accessed March 19, 2017] first edition: Berlin 1886).
- ↑ SV d. Z. of the blocked Dominicans from 1902 and dwarf Dominicans. In: vhgw.de. Association of large chicken and water fowl breeders' associations for the conservation of species and breed diversity (VHGW), accessed on March 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Jean Bungartz : farm chickens, their breeding, keeping, care, feeding, etc. A. Scherl, Berlin 1918, DNB 579001679 , Dominikaner, p. 21–23 (150 pages, hathitrust.org [accessed March 19, 2017]).
- ↑ Dominiques. In: Breeds of Livestock. Oklahoma State University Board of Regents, 1997, archived from the original on June 20, 2010 ; accessed on March 19, 2017 (English).