Starozagorska red chicken
Encyclopedia
Starozagorska red chicken is an old breed
of chicken
originating in Stara Zagora
region in Bulgaria
. In the middle of the 20th century it was crossed with local chikens of Stara Zagora and Rhode Island red
chickens.
Nowadays it is considered to be a rare breed. It is kept by Bulgarian Poultry Institute in Stara Zagora
and a few Bulgarian breeders members of Bulgarian Poultry Breeders Association
.
Type: Layer;Fancy;
Egg color: white;
Productivity: 215 - 220 eggs;
Egg size: 58-60 g;
Skin color: white;
Earlobes: red;
Comb: single;
Maturing: early maturing (165 days);
Weight: rooster - 3-3,5, hen - 2,3-2,5 kg.
Breed
A breed is a group of domestic animals or plants with a homogeneous appearance, behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals or plants of the same species. Despite the centrality of the idea of "breeds" to animal husbandry, there is no scientifically accepted...
of chicken
Chicken
The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
originating in Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora is the sixth largest city in Bulgaria, and a nationally important economic center. Located in Southern Bulgaria, it is the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province...
region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. In the middle of the 20th century it was crossed with local chikens of Stara Zagora and Rhode Island red
Rhode Island Red
The Rhode Island Red is a breed of chicken . They are a utility bird, raised for meat and eggs, and also as show birds. They are a popular choice for backyard flocks because of their egg laying abilities and hardiness. Non-industrial strains of the Rhode Island Red are listed as recovering by the...
chickens.
Nowadays it is considered to be a rare breed. It is kept by Bulgarian Poultry Institute in Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora is the sixth largest city in Bulgaria, and a nationally important economic center. Located in Southern Bulgaria, it is the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province...
and a few Bulgarian breeders members of Bulgarian Poultry Breeders Association
Bulgarian Poultry Breeders Association
Bulgarian Poultry Breeders Association was founded by poultry breeders in 2010 with the headquarter in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.Bulgarian Poultry Breeders Association unites persons who are related to raising and breeding of birds of the order Galliformes and family Anatidae of the order Anseriformes...
.
Characteristics
Varieties: red;Type: Layer;Fancy;
Egg color: white;
Productivity: 215 - 220 eggs;
Egg size: 58-60 g;
Skin color: white;
Earlobes: red;
Comb: single;
Maturing: early maturing (165 days);
Weight: rooster - 3-3,5, hen - 2,3-2,5 kg.