Maiden Rock bantam

Maiden Rock bantam
Maiden Rock bantam
Autosomal barred maiden rock cockerel.jpg
A Gold Penciled Maiden Rock cockerel
Classification
Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
A Citron Spangled Maiden Rock hen
A Silver Laced Maiden Rock hen
A Maiden Rock bantam egg

The Maiden Rock bantam is a breed of chicken which originated near Maiden Rock, Wisconsin. It is an extremely cold hardy blue egg laying bantam with very small or non existent comb and wattles.

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History

The Maiden Rock bantam was created by Daniel Powell of Maiden Rock, WI. Daniel Powell used Hamburg (chicken) bantams, Sebright bantams, Polish (chicken) bantams, Campine (chicken) bantams, and Araucana bantams to create the breed.

Characteristics

Mature Maiden Rock bantam hens weigh about two pounds and lay large eggs for a bantam breed. The combtype is unique to this breed and is the result of both the R and P alleles as well as the D^v allele. They have ether slate or willow legs.

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