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Numbers of the breed in the USA are very low; in 2014 its conservation status there was listed as "critical" by the FAO. [13] The Malay was the first chicken breed to be bantamised; a dwarf version of the standard-sized breed was created at the turn of the twentieth century. [3]: 169
The Styrian Hen is known as the only autochthonous (native) chicken breed of Slovenian area, with all other breeds being traditional at most, hence introduced in the past and consequently adapted to country's conditions. [4] The Altsteirer's set of traits suggests the breed may share a common descent with other Mediterranean chicken breeds. [3]
Chicken breeds which to a greater or lesser extent display long-crowing behaviour include the Berat, Bergische Kräher, Jurlower and Kosova Long Crower breeds of eastern Europe, the Denizli of Turkey, and the Koeyoshi, Kurokashiwa, Tomaru and Tôtenko breeds of Japan. [3] [4]: 10 In general, long-crowing breeds are tall, with long legs and neck.
Illustration of thirty-nine varieties of chicken (and one Guinea Fowl) . There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. [1] Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and selection for desired characteristics created regional types with distinct physical and behavioral traits passed on to ...
The Modern Game is tall and upright, with a long neck and long legs. The body is broad at the breast and tapers towards the tail, somewhat like a clothes iron in shape; the back is short and flat. Thirteen colours are recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain : birchen, black, black-red, blue, blue-red, brown-red, gold duckwing, lemon ...
The rooster's tail has some longer sword shaped feathers and it is held straight (horizontal with the body). The roosters weigh 2–3.25 kg and the hens from 1.5–2 kg. The hens are nonsitters, and produce 160 white eggs per year of 55–60 g weight. A chicken starts to produce eggs when eight months old. Chicks hatch out brown. [3]
The tail is held low, but higher than horizontally; although the sickle feathers may be long enough to touch the ground, this is not usually considered a long-tailed breed. [7] The feet and shanks are dark slate-grey. [7] The comb is single. The ears and face are red, sometimes with dark markings; in hens the face may be entirely black. [5]: 344
The Índio Gigante originated in Brazil around the late 1980s or early 1990s in the states of Minas Gerais and Goiás. [3]It was created by crossbreeding large gamecocks — "Malayoid" [4] breeds such as the Shamo and the Malay [citation needed] — with caipira chickens (rustic mixed breeds).