Dandarawi Fowl
A Dandarawi rooster
Photo courtesy of Dr. M. N. Makled
and the Students of Poultry Production at Assiut University
These chickens are found in upper Egypt. The males are black with white hackle and saddle and some white on the body and wings. Females are Wheaten-looking, reddish-brown, or grey, with a small, backward facing crest. They have a double-bladed single comb. Males weigh 1.3-1.5 kg (3-3.5 lb) and females 1.1-1.2 kg (2.75-3 lb).
They mature at 6-6 1/2 months and lay 140-160 eggs per year.
They are quite disease resistant and can take heat stress up to 40 degrees C.
The Dandarawi is an autosexing breed. The females have a dark spot on the head as chicks.
The head of a Dandarawi rooster
Photo courtesy of Darren Owen
The head of a pullet, showing the crest and the
truncated single comb
Photo courtesy of Dr. M. N. Makled
and the Students of Poultry Production at Assiut University
Dandarawi hens
Photo courtesy of Darren Owen
Another shot of the Dandarawi rooster
Photo courtesy of Dr. M. N. Makled
and the Students of Poultry Production at Assiut University
Two Dandarawi hens
Photos courtesy of Dr. M. N. Makled
and the Students of Poultry Production at Assiut University
A Dandarawi cockerel
Photo courtesy of Darren Owen
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