Scots Grey
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Fait Amusant
Scots Grey chickens were traditionally run on Scottish hill farms almost entirely without supplemental feed, foraging across rough moorland and surviving conditions that would devastate more refined breeds. They were described by Victorian writers as the 'closest domestic breed to a wild bird'.
Scotland's own breed and one of the British Isles' rarest, the Scots Grey is a lean, upstanding bird with cuckoo barred plumage — sharp black and white barring on every feather — and clean (unfeathered) legs. It has been present in Scotland for centuries and was once a common farmyard hen across the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands, valued for hardiness and self-sufficiency in harsh Highland conditions. A good forager and moderate layer of tinted eggs, it is now critically rare.
🏷️ Race
Scots Grey
💭 Tempérament
Active, alert, self-sufficient, hardy, cold-hardy
📏 Taille
Medium (2.7-3.2 kg)
⏳ Espérance de vie
5-8 years
🎨 Couleurs
Cuckoo — sharp steel-grey and white barring
🌍 Origine
Scotland; documented from late 16th century
🏠 Habitat
Free-range; adapted to cold, wet Scottish Highland conditions
🍽️ Alimentation
Layer pellets; outstanding forager historically kept on rough hill pasture
🎯 Usage
Dual Purpose
🥚 Couleur des œufs
Tinted
👑 Type de crête
Single
🏅 Classe EE
Large Fowl