• Ixworth (Miniature)

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Metadata

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last Record

The early 1970s

Place of Breeding

Ixworth, Suffolk, eastern England

Extinction Reason

Introduction of hybrid broilers

References

Cawthray, A. (2013, April 18). Ixworth: the dual-purpose chicken. The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2013/apr/18/chickens-ixworth-dual-purpose

Dohner, J. V. (2001). The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

Ixworth. Britannic Rare Breeds. (n.d.). http://www.britannicrarebreeds.co.uk/breedinfo/chicken_ixworth.php

Ixworth. Rare Breeds Survival Trust. (n.d.). http://www.rbst.org.uk/Rare-and-Native-Breeds/Poultry/Chickens/Ixworth

Wikimedia Foundation. (2021, June 12). Ixworth Chicken. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixworth_chicken