Dominique chicken

Dominique
	Six-month-old cockerel, center
Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk; Livestock Conservancy (2021): watch; DAD-IS (2022): not at risk;
Other names	Dominicker; Dominico; Dominic; Pilgrim Fowl; Blue Spotted Hen; Old Grey Hen;
Country of origin	United States
Use	Dual-purpose, eggs and meat
Traits
Weight	Male: Standard: 6–7 lb (2.7–3.2 kg); Bantam: 26–28 oz (750–800 g); ; Female: Standard: 4–5 lb (1.8–2.3 kg); Bantam: 24–26 oz (700–750 g); ;
Skin color	yellow
Egg color	brown
Comb type	rose
Classification
APA	American
ABA	rose comb, clean legged
EE	recognised
PCGB	rare soft feather: heavy
	Chicken; Gallus gallus domesticus;

The Dominique is an American breed of chicken, characterized by black-and-white barred plumage and a rose comb. It is considered to be the oldest American chicken breed, and is thought to derive from birds brought to America by colonists from southern England. It was well known by about 1750, and by the mid-nineteenth century was widely distributed in the eastern United States. It is a dual-purpose breed, but is kept principally for its brown eggs. It became an endangered breed in the twentieth century, but numbers have since recovered.