General Information
- Breed Purpose
- Egg Layer
- Egg Productivity
- High
- Egg Color
- White
- Breed Colors/Varieties
- Black, Silver Barred
- Breed Size
- Large Fowl
Production Blacks were developed by Ideal Poultry in the early 1960's. They are a combination of several breeds but are basically a black, silver barred plumage bird, which has a plumage color pattern similar to Barred Plymouth Rocks. This breed is the most efficient white egg producer of the breeds and varieties that are not primarily white. They breed true; however, they have not been recognized as a pure breed by the American Standard of Perfection.
Their mature weight is 4 1/2 lbs.
-Quoted from Ideal Poultry's website
Their mature weight is 4 1/2 lbs.
-Quoted from Ideal Poultry's website
