Chickens in Williamsburg

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  English Game Fowl, like this one, were bred for cockfighting.
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  Ryan Protz poses with a Polish chicken.
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  Rare and unusual breeds of chickens scratch the dirt in Colonial Williamsburg.
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  Spring and summer bring chicks to the coop.
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  Though bred to fight, the English Game Fowl also yielded high-quality eggs and meat.
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  Manager of Rare Breed Elaine Shirley scatters feed before the brood.
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  Colonial chickens browsed a buffet of garden waste and table scraps.
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  A clutch of rare Dominique chickens roams the yard.
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  Raising and selling chickens was sometimes the buisness of slaves, who were allowed ownership of the animals.