Originated date is unknown and many of todays recognized breeds were developed by using Dominique bloodlines. Sometimes referred to as a Dominecker chicken that grandma and grandpa had on their chicken farm. Dominique chicken breeders were well known in the USA during the mid-eighteenth century. By 1950 the Dominique chicken was thought to be extinct and revived again in 1970s. The Dominique chicken is often confused with the Barred Rock chicken which has a straight comb and slightly straighter and darker barred markings. Dominiques are a great bird with a notable rose comb, barred feathering similar to the Barred Plymouth Rock and a dual all purpose chicken. Dominique chickens are generally calm, a gentle breed that makes for a good choice for raising free range chickens because of their barred feather pattern that is thought to offer some protection from aerial predators. FOR ILLINOIS RESIDENTS MINIMUM 6 PER PURCHASE