Minorca
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Dato Curioso
Minorcas hold the record for the largest earlobes of any chicken breed — the pure white lobes can reach several centimetres across and are considered a key show-quality trait.
The largest of the Mediterranean breeds and a celebrated exhibition bird, known for its dramatic oversized single comb and enormous white earlobes — a striking badge of Mediterranean ancestry. Minorcas are superb white-egg layers whose large, chalk-white eggs were once premium market sellers in Britain. Heat-tolerant and active, they were once one of Britain's most popular farm breeds before Leghorns eclipsed them commercially.
🏷️ Raza
Minorca
💭 Temperamento
Active, dignified, alert, nervous if poorly handled, heat-tolerant
📏 Tamaño
Large (2.7-4.1 kg)
⏳ Esperanza de vida
5-8 years
🎨 Colores
Black (standard); also white and blue
🌍 Origen
Spain — island of Minorca, developed through UK 1800s
🏠 Hábitat
Free-range or spacious runs; dislikes cold and confined spaces
🍽️ Dieta
Layer pellets; good forager in free-range systems
🎯 Propósito
Egg
🥚 Color del huevo
White
👑 Tipo de cresta
Single
🏅 Clase EE
Large Fowl