Dandarawi Chicken

Dandarawi chicken are believed to have been raised in Qena for centuries. They are a semi-feral breed; they are small in size, and they are known to be alert and active. This is an auto-sexing breed, meaning that males and females hatch in different colors.

“The hens hatch with dark spots on their heads and can be differentiated from the males when they are just one-day old. Dandarawi roosters are black with white hackle and saddle and some white on the body and wings when grown. The hens are Wheaten-looking, reddish-brown, or grey, with a small, backward facing crest. Dandarawi chickens have a double-bladed single comb, red earlobes and yellowish-white feet and legs. Some red feathers in the rooster’s body and white in the earlobes are common too.”

They are disease resistant and heat tolerant. Also, they are fair layers of eggs (140-160 eggs per year). This breed is raised primarily by small-scale producers for home use or sale on local markets.