Ixworth chicken

The Ixworth is an English breed of white domestic chicken. It is named for the village of Ixworth in Suffolk, where it was created in 1932. It was bred as fast-growing high-quality meat breed with reasonable laying abilities.: 153 

Ixworth
Conservation statusRBST: at risk
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Usedual-purpose: 153 
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    Standard: 3.6–4.1 kg: 140 
    Bantam: 1020 g: 142 
  • Female:
    Standard: 2.7–3.2 kg: 140 
    Bantam: 790 g: 142 
Skin colourwhite
Egg colourtinted: 140 
Comb typepea comb
Classification
PCGBrare soft feather: heavy
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