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AREA of ORIGIN:  South India

CATEGORY:  Hard Feather

EGG COLOUR:  Cream  or Tinted (Sitters)

The Madras Asil belongs to the group of Asil Kulang. The first  Madras Asil  has been introduced in England in 1870 (Source: “New Book of Poultry” – Lewis Wright – 1902) by R. Gordon, an unidentified ship captain from Glasgow (Scotland). Lewis Wright stated that the “Blue Madras” originate from the city of Madras (South India). After a few years the Madras Asil vanished from England. The reason being that they were very aggressive and difficult to maintain. The “Blue Madras”  again appeared in 1968 in the former East Germany. These birds were originally bred by Paul Hohmann and were cross bred with Vietnamese fighters bred by Franz den Hagen. The Madras Asil was standardized and 1970. The breed name changed to “Madras Fighters” in 1971. The population had been expanded with Great Asil  (Origin: South India) obtained from the Berlin Zoo. The Madras is very large and muscular. (Madras is called Chennai in India).   

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