Dominique chicken
The Dominique is one of America's oldest breeds: a barred, rose-combed dual-purpose hen that is now very rare in the UK.
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The Dominique is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Rare Soft Feather Heavy class. Its origin is given as America.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Barred, Slate, White, Male slightly lighter than the female. Typical adult weights: cock about 2.72–3.17 kg, hen about 1.81–2.26 kg, bantam cock about 793 g and bantam hen about 566 g.
Expect roughly 160–200 eggs a year, with brown shells. It is mainly kept for eggs and for the table.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, poultrykeeper.com, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Rare Soft Feather Heavy
- Origin
- America
- Kept for
- Eggs, Table
History
Developed in New England from the 18th–19th centuries and standardised in 1874; it contributed to the Barred Plymouth Rock.
Appearance
Medium size, rose comb, and hawk-coloured cuckoo barring (slate and white); males look a shade lighter than females.
Recognised colours
Barred, Slate, White, Male slightly lighter than the female
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
- Cock
- 2.72–3.17 kg
- Hen
- 1.81–2.26 kg
- Bantam cock
- 793 g
- Bantam hen
- 566 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 160–200
- Egg colour
- Brown
- Notes
- Lays around 160–200 brown eggs a year.
Temperament
- In short
- Calm and friendly
- Keeping notes
- Calm, self-reliant and good at foraging.
Hardiness
Hardy; rose comb resists frostbite
Broodiness
Will go broody
Flying
Moderate flyer (unconfirmed)
Suitability
- Beginners
- Suitable for beginners
- Good to know
- A practical utility bird but hard to source in Britain.
Conservation status (RBST)
Not on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority list.
Breed club
- The Rare Poultry Society, umbrella · Website
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