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Chicken breed
Red Junglefowl
The wild bird every domestic chicken descends from. Small, wary and a strong flier.
Hatch Index lists 1 variety of Red Junglefowl from 1 hatchery, and 1 is in stock today. Straight run starts at $17.99 (Red Jungle, Cackle Hatchery).
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Jungle | 1 | 1 of 1 in stock | — | $17.99 | — |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery.
Red Junglefowl over time
This site has read Red Junglefowl stock on 18 days since August 9, 2026, and at least one variety could be ordered on 18 of them. It has been easy to find: some variety could be ordered on every reading. The cheapest bird held at $17.99.
One mark per day this site read every hatchery here, filled when any variety could be ordered; a gap is a stretch with no readings. Read by this site, not reported by the hatcheries.
What the Red Junglefowl is like
- Egg colour
- Tinted
- Eggs a year
- About 30 to 60
- Grown weight
- 1.5 lb hen, 2.5 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Flighty
- Climate
- Copes with heat
- Goes broody
- Often
- Kept for
- Ornamental
- Origin
- Southeast Asia, the wild ancestor of the chicken
- American standard
- Not recognised
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.