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A skull excavated in England suggests that crested chickens were present there in Roman times. [1] [2] Early depictions of these birds are found in the Ornithologiae tomus alter of Ulisse Aldrovandi of 1600, and in the work of Dutch animalier painters such as Melchior d'Hondecoeter in the later seventeenth century.
Feathers projecting upwards from the head only in crested breeds Ear tufts Feathers projecting from the ear Flight coverts Short feathers covering the base of the primaries and secondaries Fluff The soft feathers on the underside of the bird Lesser sickles Long curved feathers of the tail, below the sickles only in cock birds Main tail feathers
The Polish or Poland is a European breed of crested chicken. Its origins are unknown; similar birds are shown in seventeenth-century images from Italy and the Netherlands. The birds have a small v-shaped comb and an abundant crest of feathers on the crown of the head.
Ear tufts in the Araucana breed of chicken are associated with a lethal gene: An ear tufted hen mated with an ear tufted cock produce chicks with deformed ears and mouth that die before hatching. Also, the rumplessness of the breed makes breeding Araucanas together have very short backs. In any other chicken breed, ear tufts are undesirable. [7]
The Asil or Aseel is an Indian breed or group of breeds of game chicken. It is distributed in much of India, particularly in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha; [2] it has been exported to several other countries. Similar fowl are found throughout much of Southeast Asia. [citation needed]
Typical untrimmed tuft of hair on the fetlock of a light, non-draft breed of horse Detail of feather or feathering that covers the fetlock and hoof, seen on many draft breeds. The word fetlock literally means "foot-lock" and refers to the small tuft of hair situated on the rear of the fetlock joint. [1]
A bantam is a small variety of domestic chicken, either a miniature version of a member of a standard breed, or a "true bantam" with no larger counterpart. The name derives from the town of Bantam in Java [30] where European sailors bought the local small chickens for their shipboard supplies. Bantams may be a quarter to a third of the size of ...
The term chargha is a term of the Pashto (of the Pashtun people) language meaning "chicken". The dish is widely popular throughout Pakistan. [1] [2] The whole chicken is marinated overnight in the refrigerator with sauce made of spices mixed with yoghurt, with horizontal cuts through the chicken in order to infuse the flavors.