what is the largest breed of chicken known to the u.s.

[littlered]

i would like to know what the tallest biggest chicken in the us is

 

[magicpigeon]

Jersey Giant?

ETS: I live in Australia so you might want to take my advice with a grain of salt.....

 

[littlered]

thats what i figured but was not sure

 

[RAREROO]

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I would say the Sussex that Greenfire Farms imported from Austrailia are the biggest birds I have seen here in the US.

 

[magicpigeon]

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I would say the Sussex that Greenfire Farms imported from Austrailia are the biggest birds I have seen here in the US.

OOOH, I forgot about the sussex

You should see my silkies though. They are probably the fattest, most spoiled birds not only in the US but the whole world....

 

[tiki244]

I am gonna guess Maran.

 

[DTchickens]

I would say the tallest birds are - Malay, Shamo, Saipan junglefowl, Langhshan, Brahma, and Jersey Giant. Those would also probably be the heaviest besides a cornish X.

-Daniel

 

[Illia]

The HEAVIEST breed, by the Standard of Perfection is a Jersey Giant.

The TALLEST breed, by the standard, is a Malay, however Saipan Junglefowl, Shamos, and Brazilian Gamefowl also fit in there.


Cornish X are not a "breed" and their weights vary depending on feed intake, plus they don't often reach such high weights of 16+ lbs unless carefully watched and fed with a very strict diet.

 

[stilldeb]

I always thought Jersey Giant...but, yeah the biggest, fattest, and most spoiled in my world are definitely Silkies, too...ha. My daughter insulted my Silkie roo the other day - told him he had a big badonkadonk!

deb g

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I'm still sticking with the Langshans as being one of the tallest and most readily available breeds:
(Forgive my grungy look...I was washing birds for the show)

ETA: I'm 5'11" for comparison.