Olivet, MI
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- Purpose
- dual
- Egg color
- white to tinted
- Eggs / year
- ~180
- Hen weight
- ~6 lbs
- Cold hardy
- No
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- active, independent
- Forages
- excellent
- Broodiness
- low
- APA class
- Mediterranean
- NPIP stock code
- R1052
- Origin
- Spain (Catalonia)
Breed guide
Catalana
Also known as: Buff Catalana, Catalana del Prat
The only Mediterranean-class breed counted as dual-purpose, a buff bird with a black tail from the Prat region near Barcelona. Latin American keepers took to it because it handles heat. You will not find many in the US.
Keeper's notes
Built for heat and for range, so protect the comb when it freezes. Hot summers are where it does best. Wet cold sits further from what the breed was shaped for.
APA recognized varieties
Mediterranean · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Buff 1949
Catalana listings
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Where to find Catalana
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (1)
Regional hatcheries that carry it (0)
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Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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