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Delaware Blue Hen

Delaware Blue Hen
A standing male chicken with a red comb and waddles and dark blue feathers.
A Delaware Blue Hen cock
Other names
  • Blue Hen Chicken
  • Blue Hen of Delaware
Country of originUnited States of America
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    5 lb (2.5 kg)[1]: 76 
  • Female:
    4 lb (2 kg)[1]: 76 
Comb typesingle
Colorblue
Classification
Notes
official bird of the State of Delaware

The Delaware Blue Hen or Blue Hen of Delaware is a blue strain of American gamecock. Under the name Blue Hen Chicken it is the official bird of the State of Delaware. It is the emblem or mascot of several institutions in the state, among them the sports teams of the University of Delaware.

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