Shamo (chicken)
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| Origin: | Thailand (Siam) | |
| Year: | 1953 | |
| Colour: | 20 colors | |
| Weight: | Cock 4.0 kg hen 3.0 kg |
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| Laying output per year: | 80 | |
| Eggshell color: | brown | |
| Egg weight: | 55 g | |
| Breeding standards: | BDRG | |
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Shamo chickens , also called Japanese fighters , are a primitive breed of fighting chicken from Thailand (formerly Siam) and were introduced to Germany from Japan in 1953 . However, the breed itself is much older. In Europe this chicken was known under the Japanese name Shamo ( 軍 鶏 ), which means something like "fighting cock".
Breed description
Shamo chickens are large, almost vertical fighting chickens with an angular body. The neck is very long and boldly arched, the back straight. The fletching is tight and hard. There is a pea comb on the short, broad head. The eye is pearly colored and with a scowl.
Despite the high slaughter weight of 3 kg and more, this breed is of no economic importance. It is a pure breed poultry these days .
In small animal breeding, Shamo are often referred to as the "king of the class" among chickens. The animals are difficult to keep, very aggressive and their heavy weight makes it almost impossible to breed without crushed eggs, although most hens have the breeding instinct.
This breed of fighting chicken has retained its original character. The animals are very aggressive towards other conspecifics and it is almost impossible to integrate foreign animals into an existing strain without fighting. The roosters fight without a discount and to the bitter end. The hens are also aggressive.
Further meanings of "Shamo"
There is no dwarf form of the Japanese fighters. The also known in Europe bantam breed of animals Ko Shamo is not due to the Shamo-large race despite its similar name. "Shamo" is a collective term in Japan for fighting chicken breeds, from the large Shamo (also Ō Shamo or Dai Shamo ) to the small Yamato Shamo , which is not recognized in Europe.
literature
- Hans-Joachim Schille: Lexicon of the chickens. Komet-Verlag, ISBN 3-89836-447-X
- Wilfried Detering: Fighters and dwarf fighters of the world . Breeds - breeding - keeping. Ancient cockfighting. 2nd, completely revised edition. Oertel + Spörer, Reutlingen 2004, ISBN 3-88627-520-5 , Shamo (Japanese fighters), p. 48-54 .
Web links
- Breed boards chickens. (PDF file) In: bdrg.de/rassetafeln. Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter , p. 81 , accessed on July 31, 2014 (6 MB).
- Shamo information page
- Homepage of a breeder
proof
- ↑ Wilfried Detering: Fighters and dwarf fighters of the world . Breeds - breeding - keeping. Ancient cockfighting. 2nd, completely revised edition. Oertel + Spörer, Reutlingen 2004, ISBN 3-88627-520-5 , Shamo (Japanese fighters), p. 48 .
- ↑ 軍 鶏. In: Wadoku - Japanese-German Dictionary . Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Shamo. In: kampfhuehner.de. Club of German Ur- and Fighting Chicken Breeders - Conservation Breeding Association e. V., accessed on October 9, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Wilfried Detering: Fighters and dwarf fighters of the world . Breeds - breeding - keeping. Ancient cockfighting. 2nd, completely revised edition. Oertel + Spörer, Reutlingen 2004, ISBN 3-88627-520-5 , Shamo (Japanese fighters), p. 49 .