Ixworth chicken

Ixworth
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): endangered/maintainedRBST (2014): at risk
  • DAD-IS (2025): unknown
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Usedual-purpose
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    • Standard: 3.6–4.1 kg
    • Bantam: 1020 g
  • Female:
    • Standard: 2.7–3.2 kg
    • Bantam: 790 g
Skin colourwhite
Egg colourtinted
Comb typepea comb
Classification
PCGBrare soft feather: heavy

The Ixworth is a British breed of white domestic chicken. It is named for the village of Ixworth in Suffolk, where it was created in 1932. It was bred as fast-growing high-quality meat breed with reasonable laying abilities.

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