Nankin chicken
The Nankin is an old British true bantam of South-east Asian origin, in a yellowish buff colour.
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The Nankin is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Rare True Bantam class. Its origin is given as South-east Asia; British breed. It appears on the RBST Watchlist as a priority breed, so keepers of pure stock help conserve it.
It is kept in bantam form. Recognised colours: Gold, Silver. Typical adult weights: hen about 510 g.
Expect roughly 150–180 eggs a year, with cream/tinted shells. It is mainly kept for exhibition or as an ornamental bird.
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 True Bantam
- Origin
- South-east Asia; British breed
- Kept for
- Exhibition or ornamental
History
It is thought to come from India and Indonesia and to be among the first true bantams brought to Britain. It became widespread in the 1700s as the 'Yellow' or 'Common Yellow' bantam. Dixon (1848), Wingfield and Johnson (1853) and 'Martin Doyle' (1854) all described it. It was left out of Tegetmeier's first standard.
Appearance
Yellowish buff, a colour named after Chinese nankeen cotton. A true bantam, with no large fowl.
Recognised colours
Gold, Silver
Size and weight
- Forms
- Bantam
- Hen
- 510 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 150–180
- Egg colour
- Cream/tinted
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
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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