White-faced Black Spanish

Spanish
Other names
  • Cara Blanca
  • Española Cara Blanca
  • White-faced Spanish
  • White-faced Black Spanish
Country of originSpain
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    2.5–3 kg[1]
  • Female:
    2–2.5 kg[1]
Egg colourwhite
Comb typesingle
Classification
APAMediterranean[2]
ABAsingle comb, clean legged
EEyes[3]
PCGBrare soft feather: light[4]

The Spanish or White-faced Black Spanish, Spanish: Cara Blanca or Española Cara Blanca, is a breed of domestic chicken which originated in Spain, but was largely bred to its present type in Great Britain in the eighteenth century. It is an older breed than the Minorca. It is distributed throughout the world, but is rare in Spain.[1]

History

This breed was admitted into the American Poultry Association in 1874.[2]

Characteristics

They have glossy black plumage and are closely related to the Minorca and Castellana Negra breeds. Their most distinguishing feature are their white, low-hanging ear-lobes, which are actually overdeveloped. They have a single comb, four toes, and no crest.

Use

Hens are non-sitters, and lay 160–180 white eggs per year, with a weight of about 80 g.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Miguel Fernández Rodríguez, Mariano Gómez Fernández, Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Silvia Adán Belmonte, Miguel Jiménez Cabras (eds.) (2009). Guía de campo de las razas autóctonas españolas (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino. ISBN 9788449109461. p. 622–623.
  2. ^ a b APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
  4. ^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.


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