Chicken (Gallus gallus)

Our domestic chicken originates from the Red Junglefowl in south-east Asia: Gallus gallus. There are about 400 various breeds of chicken. The hens brood on their eggs for three weeks and take care of their chicks for 8-10 weeks.

Swedish dwarf hens are particularly prone to brooding.

The Scanian "flower fowl" is our biggest Swedish native breed. It has got its name from the white feather tips forming "flowers" in its plumage, often white-flowered on a brown bottom.

Weight: Hens 2-2.5 kilos, Cocks 2.5 - 3.5 kilos
Eggs: 60 grams, beige

Rarely broods.

Order: Gallinaceous birds (Galliformes)

Family: Pheasants (Phasanidae)

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