Hey, Curious- Know the Oldest Known Breed of Chicken in the World??

[d.k]

* I found out that Doms are the oldest written about/recorded US breed-- but, that's about as far as I got.

 

[CUDA]

It is a toss up between the Red Jungle Fowl, and the Asil, depending on who you talk to, and what area of the world you are talking...

 

[d.k]

* Where are they from, C.??

 

[Guitartists]

I think there is info at Feathersite.

 

[LilPeeps]

Technically, all domestic chickens originated from red jungle fowl

 

[CUDA]

That's not necessarily true. For the American style birds I would agree, but not for the true oriental types. Those come from Asil's. But, as I said, there is some debate on the subject if you do some research...

 

[d.k]

* Thanks, Guys!

 

[greyfields]

Well there are no 'breeds' of chicken. For the sake of debate, the Dorking is the same bird the Roman's brought to England. So it goes very far back.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

Quote:
Dorkings! Gotta love 'em.

-Kim

 

[KingsCalls]

I would have guessed the jungle fowl but, CUDA brought up a good point. Who's to say that while one country that wrote about their chickens another country that had chickens just did not write about them.........so which one was first?