Dominique chicken

Dominique
	Six-month-old cockerel, center
Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk; Livestock Conservancy (2021): watch; DAD-IS (2022): not at risk;
Other names	Dominicker; Dominico; Dominic; Pilgrim Fowl; Blue Spotted Hen; Old Grey Hen;
Country of origin	United States
Use	Dual-purpose, eggs and meat
Traits
Weight	Male: Standard: 6–7 lb (2.7–3.2 kg); Bantam: 26–28 oz (750–800 g); ; Female: Standard: 4–5 lb (1.8–2.3 kg); Bantam: 24–26 oz (700–750 g); ;
Skin color	yellow
Egg color	brown
Comb type	rose
Classification
APA	American
ABA	rose comb, clean legged
EE	recognised
PCGB	rare soft feather: heavy
	Chicken; Gallus gallus domesticus;

The Dominique is an American breed of chicken, characterized by black-and-white barred plumage and a rose comb. It is considered to be the oldest American chicken breed,^: 121 and is thought to derive from birds brought to America by colonists from southern England. It was well known by about 1750, and by the mid-nineteenth century was widely distributed in the eastern United States.^: 429^: 53 It is a dual-purpose breed, but is kept principally for its brown eggs.^: 429 It became an endangered breed in the twentieth century, but numbers have since recovered.

Traits
Six-month-old cockerel, center
Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk^: 152 Livestock Conservancy (2021): watch DAD-IS (2022): not at risk
Other names	Dominicker Dominico Dominic Pilgrim Fowl Blue Spotted Hen Old Grey Hen
Country of origin	United States
Use	Dual-purpose, eggs and meat
Weight	Male: Standard: 6–7 lb (2.7–3.2 kg) Bantam: 26–28 oz (750–800 g) Female: Standard: 4–5 lb (1.8–2.3 kg) Bantam: 24–26 oz (700–750 g)
Skin color	yellow
Egg color	brown
Comb type	rose
Classification
APA	American
ABA	rose comb, clean legged^: 53
EE	recognised
PCGB	rare soft feather: heavy
Chicken Gallus gallus domesticus