Ancona Chicken

Gallus gallus anconia

Brawn Bird

Coastal farms of Litorre Province, particularly in wind-swept olive groves and cliffside terraces.

Farmland, coastal scrub, and rural settlements

4.5–6 lbs (hens), 5.5–7.5 lbs (roosters)

~20–24" from beak to tail

5–8 years in the wild, up to 10 in domestic care

Grains, seeds, small invertebrates, and coastal herbs; occasionally pecks at shell grit from beaches for calcium.

Common (Domesticated)

300

OC

335961127