Have any chicken breeds originated in southern U.S?

[Lake2day]

I’m interested in raising some heritage breed chickens sometime in the future so I’ve been trying to do my homework and research the breeds I may be interested in. I’m wondering though, is there a breed of chicken that originated or has roots in the southern United States?

 

[FortCluck]

That's a good question... I know of several breeds that started off in the United States, but I'm not sure if they started in the south or the north or east or west. Following

 

[mjjobbins]

I’m interested in raising some heritage breed chickens sometime in the future so I’ve been trying to do my homework and research the breeds I may be interested in. I’m wondering though, is there a breed of chicken that originated or has roots in the southern United States?

I was listening to Joel Salatin just now, and I wondered the exact same thing. If not, I think it is something that needs to exist asap.

 

[Kelsykin]

From my research, I have found most US breeds were developed in New Jersey, Ohio, Delaware, New York, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and New England. The breeds that are the US developed that I can not find an area or state of origin are Lamona, Hollands, and Java.

 

[cubalaya]

American gamefowl most came from southern states

 

[mjjobbins]

American gamefowl most came from southern states

I really like them. The Morgan Whitehackle, Sweater Hatch, the Claret, etc. I've been looking into them. Pretty cool. Can't use them for anything but show, but they surely are nice to look at.