Long-crowing chicken

Long-crowing chicken breeds are characterised by the unusually long-drawn-out crow of the cocks, which may in some cases last for up to 60 seconds.[1]: 444  The oldest references to long-crowing cocks are from China.[2]: 497  Long-crowing breeds are found in the Far East, in Turkey, in the Balkans and in western Germany.

History

The earliest reference to long-crowing cocks is in the writings of Li Ji, dating from the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han (75–49 BC). In Japan the first references are from the early eighth century, in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki chronicles.[2]: 497  The Bergische Kräher breed of Germany was imported from the Balkans in Mediaeval times. In Russia the Jurlower or Yurlov Crower was bred in the nineteenth century.[1]: 444 

Characteristics

Chicken breeds which to a greater or lesser extent display long-crowing behaviour include the Berat, Bergische Kräher, Jurlower and Kosova Long Crower breeds of eastern Europe, the Denizli of Turkey, and the Koeyoshi, Tomaru, Tôtenko and Utaicham breeds of Japan.[3][4]: 10 

In general, long-crowing breeds are tall, with long legs and neck.[1]: 444 

Crowing contests

In Germany, Indonesia and Japan, there is an established tradition of cock-crowing contests with local birds. The length of a crow is measured, but the number of crowing calls, the tone and the melody may also be judged.[5]

Breeds

Long-crowing breeds recognised world-wide include the following:[6]

  • Yurlov
  • Kosovo Longcrower
  • Berat
  • Totenko

References

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  4. ^ Hristo Lukanov (2012). Balkan Chicken Breeds and Breed groups. Aviculture Europe. 8 (6): article 7. Archived 2 October 2015.
  5. ^ Unser Bewertungssystem (in German). Sonderverein zur Erhaltung asiatischer Langkräherrassen. Archived 27 October 2021.
  6. ^ Armin Six ([s.d.]). Langkräherrassen (in German). Accessed September 2015.
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  8. ^ a b Waltraud Kugler (2009). Rare Breeds and Varieties of Greece: Atlas 2010: Synonyms, Occurrence, Description of Rare Breeds and Varieties in Greece. St. Gallen, Switzerland: Monitoring Institute for Rare Breeds and Seeds in Europe. Archived 24 September 2015.
  9. ^ Breed data sheet: Kosovo Singer / Serbia (Chicken). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2024.
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