Fowl Friesian chickens

Kotes Friesian Fowl Friesian chickens
History
The Friesian is a Dutch breed and it is said that, like the cows, it comes from the Friesian Islands.
It is a very old breed of bird and excavation that has taken place on the Island has shown that the Friesian chicken was around some 1000 years ago though its arrival in Great Britain is quite recent. We did not see it till the 1980s.
Behaviour
Friesians are recorded as laying in the region of 230 white eggs per year, their eggs are large despite their tiny size. They are not a broody type and being small are very economical to keep.
Varieties
The standard colours of the Friesian are gold pencilled, silver pencilled and chamois pencilled. The chamois is the most unusual coloured of them all and the most attractive. It is different shades of yellow and buff and has a pattern that runs through each of its body feathers. This is not found in any other breed of chicken. All of the colour varieties have eyes that are orange in colour, earlobes that are white and legs that are slate blue.