Poultry keepers want a hen that lays eggs on a daily basis and weighs more than three kilogrammes. Sadly the native hens of Murcia with their white chests, speckled backs and yellow legs only lay for four months of the year. So the poor bird was under threat of extinction. That is until a group of cattle dealers came to the rescue.
The Murcian cockrel
The Asociación de Criadores de Gallinas Murcianas have located 70 adult birds and 20 new born chicks and are determined to keep the breed going.
Apart from the fact that these hens are better adapted to the Spanish climate than other varieties; they make excellent guardians for your property. When these birds hear a strange noise, they cluck away until they discover what the source is. No threat to a burgular but a very effective alarm all the same.
We think that Pepe, our neighbour across the road, has some of these hens around the back of his property. Now we know why.
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