Please see our Delaware Breed Page for more information on this breed.
Class: American
Type: Large Fowl
- Layer of large/Xl-arge, tan/peach colored eggs
- 180-260 eggs per year
- Begins to lay around 4-5 months of age
- Cold hardy
- Large in size when mature (hens weighing 6.5lbs, roosters weighing 8.5lbs)
- Excellent foragers
- Docile and very curious
- Dual-purpose: one of the original meat birds prior to the Cornish-cross
