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Chicken Breeds: Fact File

 The Shumen Chicken

Shumen chicken

Name:Schumen
Origin: Bulgaria
Weight: (M)4.5lbs (F)3.5lbs
Egg Colour: White
Comb Type: Single
Purpose: Eggs & Exhibition

Brief Description & History:

The Black Shumen is the result of a cross between the Minorca and Rhode Island Red chickens. It originated in the mid 1800's in Bulgaria. These days, it is considered to be quite rare.