CALIFORNIA GREY

The California Grey is an American breed of domestic chicken. It was developed in California in the 1930s by Horace Dryden in Modesto, California.  His aim was to produce a dual-purpose chicken that was both suitable for meat production and laid large white eggs. By crossing a Barred Plymouth Rock rooster and a White Leghorn hen, a naturally autosexing breed with gray barred plumage (as adults) was produced. Largely because the breed was never recognized officially for exhibition by the American Poultry Association, The California Grey is a rare breed in the twenty-first century. [Wikipedia]

 Hatchlings Since 2014: 703

CHARACTERISTICS

AKA: Production Black Type: Production Lay Rate: 260-280 Egg Size: Medium Egg Color: White
Origin: California Nature: Quiet - Social Hardy: Yes Comb: Single Source: Welp Hatchery
Broody: NoRarity: RareFree Range: Yes
Notes: Smaller and lighter than Barred Rocks. Autosexing. Point-of-Lay: 22-24 weeks.

ROBERTS FARM

Introduced in late 2021, California Greys are intended to provide a superior white egg producing hen. They will also be crossed with Splash Ameraucana roosters to produce a sex-link pastel blue egg layer.
 

HATCHING EGGS

Fertile hatching eggs are not available at this time.
 

LINKS & DOCUMENTS
          California Gray: Wikipedia
          California Grey Chicken: ChickenAndChicksInfo.com
          California Grey Chicken: Chicken Scratch
          Risk of Human Salmonella Infection: CDC



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