Stats

Lifespan: 5-10 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Flock
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Southeast Asia
Movement: Walking
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Group defense
Status: Common

About

America's oldest chicken breed, developed in colonial New England and named for its distinctive hawk-barred (cuckoo) plumage pattern. Its rose comb and dual-purpose hardiness made it a fixture of early American farmyards before industrial breeds displaced it.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A large clutch of eggs sits in a shallow ground scrape, incubated by the hen until the brood hatches together.
2.
hatchling chick
A downy chick leaves the nest within hours of hatching and pecks for food alongside the hen.
3.
juvenile
A juvenile grows its first body feathers, learns to fly short bursts, and stays in the brood until fledged.
4.
adult
Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Gallus
Species: Gallus gallus