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Uses: Exhibition, rare breed preservation.
Eggs: 160 - 200 large white per year. Origin: Mediterranean
Weight: Cock: 3.2 - 3.6Kg, Hen: 2.25 - 2.7Kg.
Bantam Cock: 680 - 790g, Hen: 570 - 680g.
Colours: Blue with black lacing.
Useful to Know: There is a high wastage rate creating the blue plumage (Blacks and Splash are also produced). The ideal plumage is hard to achieve, many birds do not have the right ground colour, or lacing. Black females with desirable features can be mated with lighter blue males and splash hens with darker blue males if breeding numbers are limited.
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The Andalusian Chicken came to the UK around 1846 when some birds were imported from Andalusia, Spain. Whilst they laid a good number of large white eggs, many of the original birds were not blue-grey and it was some time before Andalusians looked as they do today. It is thought that they were crossed with Spanish (giving them the white ear lobes and the large combs).
There have been a number of Andalusian breed clubs formed over the years but from 1939 until 1969 when "The Rare Breeds Society" was formed, there hasn't been a club for fanciers. Currently there is only a handful of breeders in the UK and the Andalusian is considered a rare breed. There are never normally more than about a dozen birds exhibited at the major shows.
Andalusians first appeared in Germany in 1872 when they were imported from England and they reached American Standard of perfection in 1874.
British Poultry Standard weights for the Andalusian chicken are rarely achieved.
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Chicken Breeds