There are several reasons behind the high price tag of this breed. Firstly, they are extremely rare. At one point, it is believed that only fifty of these chickens existed in the entire world!

According to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust 'the Scots Dumpy is a very old poultry breed of purely Scottish extraction'. The breed almost disappeared in the middle of the last century and started ...

However he added that, despite his work, some breeds remained extremely rare, with as few as 200 females worldwide. Mr Hammon said he had been inspired to collect rare chickens by his father ...