Marsh Daisy chicken
The Marsh Daisy is a rare, hardy, rose-combed Lancashire breed. It is economical and a good forager, but slow to mature.
The Marsh Daisy is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Rare Soft Feather Light class. Its origin is given as Southport, Lancashire. It appears on the RBST Watchlist as a priority breed, so keepers of pure stock help conserve it.
It is kept in large form. Recognised colours: Black, Buff, Brown, Wheaten. Typical adult weights: cock about 2.5–2.95 kg and hen about 2.0–2.5 kg.
Expect roughly 160–210 eggs a year, with tinted shells.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, rbst.org.uk, poultrykeeper.com, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Rare Soft Feather Light
- Origin
- Southport, Lancashire
History
It was created in the 1880s in Southport by crossing Old English Game cocks with Malay hens; Black Hamburgh and other breeds were added later. Fresh blood came in 1913 from a pit game cock, and the result was crossed with Sicilian Buttercups. The name may come from its marshy home or from its comb, which looks like the thrift flower.
Appearance
Large rose comb, white earlobes and willow-green legs. Cocks reach 2.95 kg at most and hens 2.5 kg. Large fowl only, with no bantam.
Recognised colours
Black, Buff, Brown, Wheaten
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large
- Cock
- 2.5–2.95 kg
- Hen
- 2.0–2.5 kg
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 160–210
- Egg colour
- Tinted
- Notes
- A fair number of tinted eggs.
Temperament
- In short
- Generally calm but active
- Keeping notes
- Calm but active, and it can fly. It prefers free range.
Hardiness
Hardy
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Can fly
Suitability
Not recorded yet.
Conservation status (RBST)
A priority breed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist.
Breed club
- The Rare Poultry Society, umbrella · Website
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