Rumpless Game fowl

Manx Rumpy
Other names
  • Rumpless Game
  • Persian Rumpless
Country of origin United Kingdom
Traits
Weight Male: Standard: 2.3–2.7 kg
Bantam: 620–740 g
  Female: Standard: 1.8–2.3 kg
Bantam: 510–620 g
Egg color tinted[1]
Comb type single
Classification
PCGB rare hard feather[2]
Chicken
Gallus gallus domesticus

The Rumpless Game[3] is a British breed of tail-less chicken.[4] It may have originated on the Isle of Man[5] and may thus be known as the Manx Rumpy.[6] There are both standard-sized and bantam Rumpless Game.[1]

Characteristics

The Rumpless Game, like all other tail-less breeds such as the Araucana and the Barbu d'Everberg, lacks the uropygium from which the tail grows.[1][7] It is a hard-feathered breed, with a single comb and small wattles and earlobes. All colours are acceptable under the standard of the Poultry Club of Great Britain.[8]

Rumpless Game males weigh 2.3–2.7 kilograms (5–6 lb) and hens 1.8–2.3 kg (4–5 lb).[1]

In the United States

The British breed has never been imported to the United States.[9] In 1958 some tail-less birds of Iranian origin were crossed with other breeds to produce an approximation of the British type, and the name "Manx Rumpy" applied to them,[9] perhaps by analogy with the tail-less Manx cat.[6] The Livestock Conservancy recommends that they be called "Persian Rumpless".[9] They are not recognised by the American Poultry Association.[8] They are good layers of brown eggs, and may also occasionally lay white, blue, or green eggs.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Victoria Roberts (2008). British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 9781405156424. p.258–60.
  2. ↑ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Accessed August 2014.
  3. ↑ Gurdon, Martin. (December 13, 2003) The Daily Telegraph Clucky little things. Martin Gurdon explains how to keep your hens healthy over winter. Section: Weekend: Country. Page 17.
  4. ↑ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Accessed August 2014.
  5. ↑ British Association for the Advancement of Science (1871) Report.
  6. 1 2 3 Ekarius, Carol (2007). Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds. North Adams, MA, US: Storey Publishing. pp. 190–191. ISBN 978-1-58017-667-5.
  7. ↑ Wright, Lewis (1891). The Book of Poultry. London: Cassell and Company. p. 454.
  8. 1 2 Graham, Chris (2006). Choosing and Keeping Chickens. 2-4 Heron Quays London E14 4JP: Octopus Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7938-0601-0.
  9. 1 2 3 Manx Rumyp or Persian Rumpless Chicken. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed August 2014.

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