Nankin Bantam
| Conservation status | FAO (2007): critical: 123 |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Use | ornamental |
| Traits | |
| Weight |
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| Egg colour | tinted |
| Comb type | single or rose |
| Classification | |
| APA | single comb clean legged |
| EE | no |
| PCGB | rare true bantam |
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The Nankin Bantam or Nankin is a British bantam breed of chicken. It is a true bantam, a naturally small breed with no large counterpart from which it was miniaturised. It is of South-east Asian origin, and is among the oldest bantam breeds. It is a yellowish buff colour, and the name is thought to derive from the colour of nankeen cotton from China.