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Nankin bantam chicken

Children’s Farms·Bird

An ancient poultry breed, evidence suggests that the Nankin Chicken arrived in England from Southeast Asia prior to the 1500s. Once a popular and abundant breed, these birds began to fall out of favor in the mid-1800s during the “hen fever” craze, when people began to prefer new and exotic chicken breeds.

  • Nankin bantam chicken
  • Conservation StatusThreatened
  • Life span5-8 years
  • Body sizearound 1.4 lbs.
  • Native habitat Forests of Southeast Asia
  • DietBugs, seeds, grasses
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