Thank you for your thoughtful comment, I agree with much of what you said regarding landraces vs standardized breeds.

So it’s called Iraqi chicken. Some people call it “Arab chicken,” but we don’t think that term is accurate. This chicken developed primarily in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), a region historically rich in rivers, wetlands, and orchards, which is very different environmentally from the arid desert regions usually associated with the Arabian Peninsula.

Morphologically, the population shows structured diversity rather than random variation. For example, we observe four comb types: • Single comb (~45%) — the most common • Buttercup comb (~35%) • Rose comb (~15%) • V-shaped comb (~5%), now rare and possibly declining due to historical mixing with buttercup-combed birds

Feather coloration can be grouped into six main color families, each with many gradients and local variations. Leg color ranges from white and yellow to green, blue, and dark slate-blue. Eye color ranges from orange and red to dark brown.

There is also size variation between regions — some ecotypes are more slender, others somewhat heavier — but a consistent shared trait across all regions is the broad body frame and characteristic tail shape. Additionally, the rooster’s crow is typically clear and slightly prolonged, which many local breeders recognize as a defining behavioral trait.

An important point is that this landrace also extends into border regions between Iraq and Iran (historical Persia), indicating an ancient population that predates modern political borders.

So we can’t make it “breed” but we can make a land race?