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Rose and single comb birds exist today with single comb believed to be the older of the two. Nankins weight in ounces are cocks 24 oz. and hens 22 oz.
Nankins are mixtures of chestnut colors. Hackles in roosters should be lustrous orange red, back--chestnut red, with front of neck medium chestnut. The main tail black, sickle feathers black with thin lacing of medium chestnut.
Nankin hens are not noted for their laying. Many laying 5 to 8 eggs then going broody. They do make good mothers. Nankins do not range too far from the hen house as a rule, and are one of the friendliest of all the Bantams.
-- photo and text from Jim Poindexter
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