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This is.....niche. Do period-appropriate chickens even still exist? Idk anything about chickens. I like the fancy ones.

vergess

Period appropriate chickens ("heritage breeds") do still exist, and even include some very fancy ladies, such as:


a person holding a massive white rooster with black markings. The rooster is easily larger than the person's torso.ALT

The Brahma, a popular giant known for its massive meat production and comically large eggs.


A hen with gold feathers. Each feather has black edges, creating a mesh like apperanceALT

The cochin, seen here with gold and black 'lace' pattern


A dappled black and white henALT

The barred plymouth, an incredible forager for lightly wooded terrain


An extremely long necked, skinny chicken with a white head that dapples to a mostly black bodyALT

The fayoumi, often regarded as The Oldest Breed of chicken


A large, round hen with a white head and gold feathers. Each feather has a white edge, creating a mesh pattern over the bird's body.ALT

The wyandotte, a particularly good forager as well as a bulky, meaty bird.


A pair of chickens, one hen one rooster. They have dark, black feathers with an iridescent sheen, and large white spots on their cheeks.ALT

The Minorca, a Spanish bird with stunning black feathers


An all black chicken: black feathers, black beak, black skin, black eyes, black tongue, etcALT

And of course, the famous indonesian ayam cemani, which has black meat and bones

Old timey chickens often ARE the 'fancy' ones!

bethanydelleman

I love this incredibly niche complaint! Get some heritage breeds, they do totally still exist. Same could likely be said about some other animals like pigs, sheep, and cows.

earhartsease

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    This is.....niche. Do period-appropriate chickens even still exist? Idk anything about chickens. I like the fancy ones.