Brahma

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chicken breed domestic animal breed

Brahma is a large, hardy domestic chicken breed known for its feathered legs, calm temperament, and good meat and egg production.

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Brahmas 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chicken breed ⓘ
domestic animal breed ⓘ
APAClass Asiatic class ⓘ
averageHenWeight about 4.5 kg ⓘ
averageRoosterWeight about 5.5 kg ⓘ
broodiness occasional ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
climateSuitability cold-hardy ⓘ
combType pea comb ⓘ
commonName Brahma chicken ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
developedFrom Malay-type chickens ⓘ
large fowl imported from Shanghai ⓘ
domesticatedFrom chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) ⓘ
surface form: red junglefowl
eggColor brown ⓘ
eggProduction medium ⓘ
family Phasianidae ⓘ
genus Pavo ⓘ
surface form: Gallus
historicalUse meat market bird in the 19th century ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legColor yellow ⓘ
lifespan about 5–8 years in backyard conditions ⓘ
notableCharacteristic calm temperament ⓘ
feathered feet ⓘ
feathered legs ⓘ
good winter laying ability ⓘ
hardiness ⓘ
large body size ⓘ
order Galliformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Gallus gallus domesticus ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumagePattern buff with black hackles and tail (buff Brahma) ⓘ
dark with pencilling (dark Brahma) ⓘ
light with black hackles and tail (light Brahma) ⓘ
recognizedBy American Poultry Association ⓘ
recognizedVariety buff Brahma ⓘ
dark Brahma ⓘ
light Brahma ⓘ
sizeClass large fowl ⓘ
skinColor yellow ⓘ
standardizedIn American Standard of Perfection ⓘ
suitableFor backyard flocks ⓘ
small farms ⓘ
taxonRank breed ⓘ
temperament docile ⓘ
friendly ⓘ
use dual-purpose breed ⓘ
egg production ⓘ
meat production ⓘ

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subject surface form: chicken
this entity surface form: Brahmas