Rainbow rooster is a dual purpose, low input, multi-coloured chicken from India. It was bred by Indbro Research and Breeding Farms in Southern India as part of a food programme by the state.

RCL Foods said all conditions for the unbundling and listing of Rainbow Chickens on the JSE have now been fulfilled, helping the company’s stock to a 3.6% firming to trade at R11.45 per share.