Rosecomb
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- Male: 620 grams
- Female:510 grams
 Illustration of the ideal Black Rosecomb male in the American Standard of Perfection, 1905 | |
| Conservation status | at risk |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Standard | Rosecomb Bantam Federation (USA) |
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| Comb type | Rose |
| Classification | |
| APA | Rose comb clean legged[1] |
| PCGB | True bantam[2] |
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The Rosecomb is a breed of chicken named for its distinctive comb. Rosecombs are bantam chickens, and are among those known as true bantams, meaning they are not a miniaturised version of a large fowl. Rosecombs are one of the oldest and most popular bantam breeds in showing, and thus have numerous variations within the breed. An ornamental chicken, they are poor egg layers and not suited for meat production.
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The Rosecomb is one of the oldest bantam breeds of chicken. The earliest surviving records of the breed are from the 14th century in Britain, though it may have another point of origin.[3]: 142 Their popularity as an ornamental breed first took flight after King Richard III began to raise them.[4]: 149 Their popularity among poultry enthusiasts continued in to the 19th century, and Rosecombs were shown at the first North American poultry exhibition in 1849, as well as being admitted in to the first edition of American Standard of Perfection in 1874. Today their widespread keeping by breeders persists.[4]: 149
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