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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
Breeders and fanciers of chickens accurately describe the colours and patterns [1] of the feathers of chicken breeds and varieties. This is a list of the terms used in this context. This is a list of the terms used in this context.
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.
Head of a cock, showing the v-shaped comb A Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben trio: two cocks (at left) and a hen. The Appenzeller Spitzhauben is a Swiss breed of crested chicken originating in the historical Appenzell region of Switzerland. [7]
The Pekin is a true bantam, that is, a breed of miniature chicken which has no large fowl counterpart. They are rather round-shaped, and their carriage tilts forward, with the head slightly closer to the ground than their elaborate tail feathers. This 'tilt' is a key characteristic of the Pekin.
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The Yokohama is a small chicken with an unusually long tail, and long trailing saddle feathers.It has a pea- or walnut-comb.The beak, legs and feet are yellow. [10]In Germany two colours are recognised, white and red-saddled. [10]