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- Delaware_Blue_Hen abstract "The Delaware Blue Hen is a landrace variety of chicken that was adopted by the Delaware General Assembly on April 14, 1939 as the state bird of Delaware. It is one of only three U.S. state birds that is not a species native to the United States.While it is not a currently recognized chicken breed, the fame of the Blue Hen can be traced back to the American Revolutionary War: Colonel John Haslet's 1st Delaware Regiment (later the 198th Signal Battalion), which reported for duty near the outset of the war in January 1776, were nicknamed \"the Blue Hen's Chickens,\" though they were more commonly known as \"the Fighting Delawares.\"Within the regiment, the second company was composed of men from Kent County and was under the command of Capt. John Caldwell, who was an avid fan and owner of gamecocks. The troops often amused themselves by staging cock fights with a variety known as the Kent County blue hen, recognizable for its blue plumage. The renown of these chickens spread rapidly during the time when cockfighting was a popular form of amusement, and the \"blue hen's chickens\" developed quite a reputation for ferocity and fighting success.Caldwell's company likewise acquired a considerable reputation for its own fighting prowess. In August 1780, the surviving Delaware units were joined with the Maryland regiment in a brigade, and Captain Robert Kirkwood, the senior remaining Delaware officer, was in charge of Delaware's then-battalion, and he acquired the nickname \"Blue Hen\" as well.The nickname for the sports teams at the University of Delaware is the Blue Hens. (Some students refer to the teams as the \"Ass Kickin' Chickens!\") The University of Delaware mascot, known as YoUDee, is also modeled after the bird. The University of Delaware's College of Agriculture & Natural Resources maintains a breeding group of the Blue Hen Chicken on the campus farm.".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen thumbnail BlueHenChicken.jpg?width=300.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageExternalLink www.bluehens.com.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageID "1156325".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageLength "4400".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageOutDegree "19".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageRevisionID "685866272".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink 198th_Signal_Battalion_(United_States).
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink American_Revolutionary_War.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink Category:Chicken_breeds.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink Category:Cockfighting.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink Category:Symbols_of_Delaware.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink Category:University_of_Delaware.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink Chicken.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink Cockfight.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink Delaware.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink Delaware_General_Assembly.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink Landrace.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink List_of_U.S._state_birds.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink Mascot.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink Robert_Kirkwood.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink University_of_Delaware.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink YoUDee.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLink File:BlueHenChicken.jpg.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLinkText "Blue Hen Chicken".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLinkText "Blue Hen".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLinkText "Delaware Blue Hen".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageWikiLinkText "The Blue Hen's Chickens".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen comb "Single".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen country "United States of America".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen eggColor "White".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen faceColor "Red".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen femaleWeight "4".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen maleWeight "5".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen name "Blue Hen of Delaware".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen nickname "Blue Hen's Chicken".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen notes "State Bird of Delaware".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen use "Cockfighting".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Chicken_breeds_of_the_United_States.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Cite_book.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:DEGeneral.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Infobox_animal_breed.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Portal.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:University_of_Delaware.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen subject Category:Chicken_breeds.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen subject Category:Cockfighting.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen subject Category:Symbols_of_Delaware.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen subject Category:University_of_Delaware.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen hypernym Variety.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen type Grape.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen type University.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen type Breed.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen type Redirect.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen type University.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen comment "The Delaware Blue Hen is a landrace variety of chicken that was adopted by the Delaware General Assembly on April 14, 1939 as the state bird of Delaware. It is one of only three U.S.".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen label "Delaware Blue Hen".
- Delaware_Blue_Hen sameAs Q4929212.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen sameAs m.04bzxd.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen sameAs Q4929212.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen wasDerivedFrom Delaware_Blue_Hen?oldid=685866272.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen depiction BlueHenChicken.jpg.
- Delaware_Blue_Hen isPrimaryTopicOf Delaware_Blue_Hen.