Minorca
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Fait Amusant
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.
🏷️ Race
Minorca
💭 Tempérament
Active, dignified, alert, nervous if poorly handled, heat-tolerant
📏 Taille
Large (2.7-4.1 kg)
⏳ Espérance de vie
5-8 years
🎨 Couleurs
Black (standard); also white and blue
🌍 Origine
Spain — island of Minorca, developed through UK 1800s
🏠 Habitat
Free-range or spacious runs; dislikes cold and confined spaces
🍽️ Alimentation
Layer pellets; good forager in free-range systems
🎯 Usage
Egg
🥚 Couleur des œufs
White
👑 Type de crête
Single
🏅 Classe EE
Large Fowl