I would say not, but then by 'average' I assume chickens are free-ranging, as all mine range dawn till dusk. I posted when they were young (#4 above) and I've been very happy with them. All 3 boys sadly died from some mysterious illness before they reached 18 months old, but the best of them was...
I have some Penedesenca chicks, currently 10 weeks old, so have limited experience of them as yet.
I managed to get hold of some by a rather circuitous route: I engaged with one of ChickenCanoe's posts about hatching eggs being available, and somebody this side of the pond spotted it and let...
Thanks for this! Great addition to the list of breeds in focus.
A green variety? I don't think I've ever seen a green chicken of any breed, so that must be something really special. There's definitely Partridge variety too, though I don't know if that's standardised as yet.