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COUNTRIES ORIGIN: England and America
CATEGORY: Hard feather
EGG COLOUR: Brown (Sitters)
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CLASSIFICATION |
CODE |
MASSES |
BREED CODE |
RING SIZES |
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Heavy breed |
|
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160 |
|
|
Cock |
10 |
3,5 to 5,0kg |
|
G |
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Hen |
12 |
3,0 to 4,0kg |
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F |
|
Cockerel |
14 |
3,0 to 4,0kg |
|
G |
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Pullet |
16 |
2,5 to 3,5kg |
|
F |
|
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|
|
|
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BANTAMS |
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|
388 |
|
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Cock |
10 |
1,8kg maximum |
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D |
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Hen |
12 |
1,4kg maximum |
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C |
|
Cockerel |
14 |
1,8kg maximum |
|
D |
|
Pullet |
16 |
1,4kg maximum |
|
C |
The Cornish fowl originated in Cornwall, U.K. It is a composite of several different blood lines ( Aseel, black red Old English Game and Malay Game.) A distinguishing characteristic of the Cornish is that the body of both male and female are of the same conformation. The texture of the feathers is another strong characteristic in the breed. The body plumage should be close fitting, the feathers short, hard and quite narrow, the well-knitted webs giving brilliancy to the colour pigments. White Cornish were produced in the USA from White Malay/Dark Indian crosses in 1890 and were admitted to the American Standard in 1898. White Cornish Game is often used in cross breeding’s for excellent fast growing broiler chicks in South Africa and abroad. It is a very valuable breed for production purposes.
Note: In many countries the Cornish Game and the Indian Game are seen as one breed.
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