Black Andalusian

A variety of the Andalusian

Chicken · White eggs · Laying

At a glance

Origin
Spain
Scientific name
Gallus gallus domesticus
Eggs per year
~160
Egg colour
White
Incubation
21 days
Broodiness
Low
Cold hardiness
Moderate
Sizes
Large fowl, Bantam
Purpose
Laying
Purity
Pure, Rare

About the Black Andalusian

Black Andalusians are the homozygous no-dilution birds thrown by blue-to-blue matings — roughly a quarter of each hatch — carrying no copy of the dilution gene, so the underlying black base shows through solid and glossy rather than diluted to slate. They are not a recognised show variety, but breeders prize them: pairing a black bird back to a splash, or using blacks to deepen the line, is the classic route to richly coloured, well-laced blues. Otherwise they share the breed's hardy, white-egg-laying Mediterranean character.

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