– Varieties: Comes in many colors
– Purpose: Eggs and meat
Physical and Production Traits
– Chicken Weight:
– Male Kuroiler: approximately 3.5 kg (7.7 lb)
– Female Kuroiler: about 2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
– Native Kuroiler male: 2 kg (4.4 lb)
– Native female Kuroiler: 1.2 kg (2.6 lb)
– Eggs: Kuroiler hens lay 140-150 eggs; native Kuroiler lay about 40 eggs
– Egg Laying: Medium
– Egg Color: Light brown
– Egg Size: Large
– Comb Type: Single comb
– Feathered Legs: No
– Number of Toes: 4
– Cold Hardiness: Hardy in winter
– Heat Tolerance: Not especially heat hardy