Pita Pinta Asturiana
The Pita Pinta Asturiana is a native chicken from Asturias in northern Spain, with a name often translated from Asturian as painted hen. It was recovered from surviving farmyard birds after local flocks had been heavily replaced by commercial poultry. The breed is medium-sized and dual-purpose, with a single comb, yellow skin and legs, and a spotted or mottled appearance in its main varieties. Black-and-white and red-and-white patterned birds are especially associated with it, along with white and darker birch-type forms in some standards.
Pita Pinta Asturiana chickens are kept by small farms, backyard flocks, and conservation breeders who want a practical Iberian heritage bird. They forage well in free-range systems and suit the mild, rainy conditions of their home region when given a dry coop and secure night roosts. Hens provide a useful supply of cream to light brown eggs, while surplus cockerels can be raised for the table. Breeding work usually emphasizes correct mottling, yellow legs, vigor, and unrelated lines.
Colors: Barred, Birchen, Black, Blue, Brown, Buff, Columbian, Crele, Cuckoo, Duckwing, Gold, Gold Laced, Laced, Lavender, Mille Fleur, Mottled, Partridge, Penciled, Porcelain, Red, Silver, Silver Laced, Spangled, Splash, Wheaten, White
