Jersey Giant

Jersey Giant
At the County Fair in Ontario County, New York
Conservation statusLivestock Conservancy: Watch
Country of originUnited States
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    Standard: 13 lb (5.9 kg)
    Bantam: 38 oz (1.1 kg)
  • Female:
    Standard: 10 lb (4.5 kg)
    Bantam: 34 oz (0.96 kg)
Skin coloryellow
Egg colorbrown
Comb typesingle
Classification
APAAmerican
ABAsingle comb, clean legged
PCGBrare soft feather: heavy

The Jersey Giant is an American breed of domestic chicken. It was created in Burlington County, New Jersey, in the late nineteenth century. It is among the heaviest of all chicken breeds.

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