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After the exhibition poultry breeding developed in Europe and North-America in the nineteenth century, several old crested breeds became widely known. Original crested chickens originate from the Netherlands, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, and in the Western Balkans. Apart from these breeds, crested chicken are found in Africa and Iceland.
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.
In the Araucana chicken breed, ear tufts are a mutation. It causes a skin projection covered in feathers to appear on the sides of the head near the ears. This mutation is dominant semi-lethal. Consequently, ear tufts are very unusual and difficult to breed, as most Araucanas are hatched without tufts. [6]
The early history of the Araucana is not documented. The birds were commonly seen in South America in the early twentieth century. [5]: 16 The Spanish aviculturist Salvador Castelló, who visited Chile in 1914, saw them and named them "Gallina Araucana", as many were found among the Mapuche people of the Araucanía region of Chile, whom the Spanish called Araucanos.
In many cases, chicken meat with severe cases of the defect is set aside for processed products like sausage and nuggets. But you'll likely find breasts with mild to moderate levels of spaghetti ...
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Comb shape varies considerably depending on the breed or species of bird. Of the many types and shapes seen in chicken cocks the principal ones are: [2]: 499 [3] the single comb, extending in a single line from the top of the base of the beak to the back of the head.