General Information
- Breed Purpose
- Egg Layer
- Comb
- Single
- Broodiness
- Seldom
- Climate Tolerance
- Heat
- Egg Productivity
- Medium
- Egg Size
- Small
- Egg Color
- White
- Breed Temperament
- Friendly, easily handled, bears confinement well
- Breed Colors/Varieties
- The White Faced Black Spanish chicken is available in both bantam and standard sizes. The only accepted color is the pure black with white faces and earlobes and bright, red comb & wattles. The shiny black plumage should have a green sheen and the shanks are dark gray.
- Breed Size
- Large Fowl
The White Faced Black Spanish is one of the oldest Mediterranean breeds developed in Spain (said to date back to the mid-1500's). It is also known as the Clown-face Chicken because of the pancake-makeup-white coloring on the skin of the face and the large bright-white earlobes that hang down, giving an appearance of a clown's face. Set against the pure black plumage and the bright red wattles and comb, the Clown-faced Chicken surely does look like it's wearing clown makeup colors!
The full-sized, antique version was admitted to APA in 1874.
The full-sized, antique version was admitted to APA in 1874.