Chicken Breed Info:
Breed Purpose:
Ornamental
Comb: Single
Broodiness: Average
Climate Tolerance: Heat, Moderate Cold

General Egg Info:
Egg Productivity:
Moderate
Egg Size: Small
Egg Color: White

Breed Temperament:
Flighty, but will respond to handling. Typically non-aggressive.

Breed Colors / Varieties:
APA accepted: Silver, Gold, Black-Breasted Red. Other colors available from select breeders.
Breed Details:
There is a wide variety of temperment within Phoenix birds, but the majority are flighty with good survival instincts. They do respond to frequent handling, however, to become quite tame. They are available as large standard-sized fowl and bantam size.

Adult Phoenix Photos Courtesy of Napalongtails. All other Photos Courtesy of Feathersite and Jamie L. McCallum Egg Photo Courtesy of Feathersite and Rupert Stephenson. Egg is not an Phoenix egg, just a example of the color.



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