Dominique chicken
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"Dominicker" redirects here. For the triracial group in Florida, see Dominickers.
The Dominique is an American breed of chicken, characterized by black-and-white barred plumage and a rose comb. It is considered to be the oldest American chicken breed,[8]: 121 and is thought to derive from birds brought to America by colonists from southern England. It was well known by about 1750, and by the mid-nineteenth century was widely distributed in the eastern United States.[9]: 429 [5]: 53 It is a dual-purpose breed, but is kept principally for its brown eggs.[9]: 429 It became an endangered breed in the twentieth century, but numbers have since recovered.[2]
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Country of origin | United States |
Use | Dual-purpose, eggs and meat |
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Skin color | yellow |
Egg color | brown |
Comb type | rose |
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APA | American[4] |
ABA | rose comb, clean legged[5]: 53 |
EE | recognised[6] |
PCGB | rare soft feather: heavy[7] |
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