Scots Grey chicken
The Scots Grey is a tall, barred, dual-purpose Scottish breed. It is on the RBST at-risk list.
The Scots Grey is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Soft Feather Light class. Its origin is given as Scotland. It appears on the RBST Watchlist as a priority breed, so keepers of pure stock help conserve it.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Steel grey background with black barring. Typical adult weights: cock about 3.2 kg, hen about 2.25 kg, bantam cock about 620–680 g and bantam hen about 510–570 g.
Expect roughly 180–200 eggs a year, with white/tinted shells. It is mainly kept for eggs.
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
- Soft Feather Light
- Origin
- Scotland
- Kept for
- Eggs
History
Formerly the Scotch Grey, it has been bred in Scotland since at least the 1800s and was popular until about 1930.
Appearance
Steel-grey with metallic black barring; hens are marked more boldly, sometimes looking like tartan. White beak and shanks. Cocks weigh about 3.2 kg and hens 2.25 kg. The bantam is otherwise identical, at 620–680 g for cocks and 510–570 g for hens.
Recognised colours
Steel grey background with black barring
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
- Cock
- 3.2 kg
- Hen
- 2.25 kg
- Bantam cock
- 620–680 g
- Bantam hen
- 510–570 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 180–200
- Egg colour
- White/tinted
- Notes
- Poultrykeeper gives 180–200 white eggs. Also kept for meat.
Temperament
- In short
- Active
- Keeping notes
- Active, hardy and a good forager, so it suits free range.
Hardiness
Hardy
Broodiness
Not usually broody
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- Not usually broody.
Conservation status (RBST)
A priority breed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist.
Breed club
- The Scots Grey Club, breed-specific
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