Hrvatica chicken
{{Short description|Breed of chicken}}
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| name = Hrvatica
| image = Kokoš Hrvatica.jpg
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| country = Croatia
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| use = {{nobreak|Triple-purpose: eggs, }}
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| apa = all other standard breeds
| aba = all other comb clean legged
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| maleweight = Standard: 2.10 kg
Bantam: 500 g Carol Ekarius (2007).
| femaleweight =Standard: 1.4 kg
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| comb = pea
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| type = Chicken
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The Hrvatica is a Croatian breed of domestic chicken.[https://hrcak.srce.hr/112126 Croatian chickens]
The breed is widespread in almost all of Croatia and the Balkans. It was developed in 1917 by Ivan Lakuš, in the village of Torčec in the Podravina Province.[https://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/CroatianHen/BRKCroatHen.html Croatian Hen aka Kokos Hrvatica]
References
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Further reading
- {{cite journal|url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/21257|title=Iz literature i prakse: kokoš hrvatica|last=Janječić|first=Zlatko|journal=Meso|volume=IX|issue=6|year=2007|pages=312–315|format=PDF|language=hr|accessdate=10 December 2020}}