Unfortunately, the breeding rocks of the so-called light type in our country has declined in recent years. Although even recently, the Mediterranean Group's breeds belonging to the light type were among our most popular with our poultry farms. In the houses, such beautiful chickens, as the minork, Italian, were often met. 
andalusian.
At the heart of the beauty of the bird of the Mediterranean Group (which includes and andalusian) "Rustic" type of addition, emphasizing their "simple elegance". All chickens belonging to this group of breeds, yellow leather, ear dummy, a very diverse spectrum.
Andalusian chickens - These are statutory graceful birds with a middle-angle formulation of the corps with alive, movable temperament. Like the minorca, Andalusian chickens are good nurses.
Rings size: rooster - 18, chicken - 16.
Rooster. Weight 2.5-3 kg.
The housing is dense, elongated, easily dropped.
The medium length neck, in the back is slightly curved.
Back long.
Shoulders wide.
The wings of medium length are tightly adjacent to the case.
Launch with plenty of plumage.
The tail is full, keeps slightly open and slightly folded, with beautifully curved crumbling feathers.
Chest full, high and convex.
Belly is pronounced.
The head is wide, strong.
The face is smooth, only a little covered with small blacknie rolls, red.
Comb is a prerependent, leafoid, with evenly located teeth, medium size. The Comb checkbox is not adjacent to the back of the head.
Earrings of medium length, thin, with delicate cloth.
Middle sizes, oval, smooth, pure-white.
Eyes are big, preferably dark, although the red eye color is allowed.
The beak of medium length, dark horny color.
Shoes are strong and wide-resistant.
Pluses of medium length, smooth, slate-blue.
Strops of medium length.
The plumage is firmly adjacent.
Hen. Weight 2-2.5 kg.
Minimum weight of incubation eggs - 58 g.
Coloring shell white.
The chicken has a free setting, the back has a slightly larger tilt to the tail than the rooster, the chest holds high, convex. The belly is full and quite wide, but will not overlap. The tail is shot down a bit. The ridge in the back is leaning on any side, but does not prevent the bird to see.
Rough flaws
Such formulation of birds, as if they are standing on the stilts; not collected, consisting of several parts of the tail; reprehensive or twisted crest at chickens; too light color plus coarse tissue of ear bridges in young birds; Narrow fly feathers.
Blue bordered
Basic painting of plumage at the chickens and roosters of Andalusian species Bowlinisa, reminiscent of the painting of a naizo rocky pigeon. Each feather has black bordering. The rooster is the best black and blue painting of cervical and lumbar feathers. The color of the tail is blue, it is desirable that she repeats the color of the chest feathers. When breeding, preferably the use of a rooster with a darker main color than that of chickens.
Rough flaws
Too light tone of the main blue color of the plumage; lack of black bordering; uneven or with a shade "rust" blue color; "Rust" in the cervical or lumbar plumage; The presence of white feathers.
And features of the content
These birds are perfectly using free walking, showing their high productive qualities. In such conditions, egg production is one of the best among the chickens of all breeds. But being locked up andalusian chickens Heavily reduce productivity and look not in the best way. For young, this factor is even more important.
Given the fact that a large sheets comb is easily frostbite, especially in roosters, it is important to maintain a low plus temperature in the poultry house, but not allow excessive humidity. This requirement, however, is not respected by many owners.
It is necessary to pay attention to another problem. A sheets of rooster must stand strictly vertically. In case of non-compliance with the feeding conditions and the root of the bird, the bird is often falling on any side, this is considered to be considered as a disqualification. Use, starting from a certain age of a bird, coarse dry grain feed and greenery, spacious dry walking, sunlight allow you to completely eliminate the possibility of the appearance of this defect. Green feeds These chickens consume significantly less than, for example, brothers or Kohinhin, wondering on the walter of most insects and their larvae, but when the bird's content in the aviary must also be taken into account and "green" part of their diet.
All the above complexity of breeding chickens of these breeds with more than compensated by high productivity and subject to elementary rules of content - a magnificent appearance.
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