Competition crows
The crowing competition is a competition in which selected roosters are used to compete with one another on the frequency, duration and / or quality of the crowing . The variant in which the frequency is decisive is most common in Western Europe. In contrast, long crows are used in a long crows competition, z. B. the Bergische Kräher in Germany and the Indonesian Kräher (Ayam Pelung) in Java .
history
The fact that there are ancient crow breeds suggests that unoccupied competition crows were once common in certain rural areas. In the Duchy of Berg , competition crows have been described for centuries. According to tradition, the gentlemen von Berg promised the participating farmers a hundred thalers, a cow or even an entire farm for victory. In some areas, however, for example in Lusatia , the owner of the last-placed rooster symbolically receives an ax.
distribution
In Western Europe, competition crows is a recreational sport, e.g. B. in Flanders , the Netherlands and in many regions of Germany. In Flanders in 2011, the competition was even classified as an intangible cultural heritage by the state. The association of breeders of Bergischer Hühnerrassen maintains the old Bergische tradition through annual national long crow competitions. Crows competition for Asian long crane breeds have also been organized in Germany since 2007. On Java there is an annual national crowing competition with Ayam pelungs and one with Bekisar chickens . Animals of the breeds Koeyoshi , Tomaru and Totenko can participate in the cock crowing competitions in Japan .
Web links
- Website "Hanenkraaimuseum" (Dutch, last accessed on June 10, 2015)
- Radio Bremen: Crows competition in Bremerhaven (video from August 31, 2014, available until August 31, 2015)
- Youtube film of the Ayam Pelung crowing competition (last accessed on June 10, 2015)
- The crowing competition of the special association of Asian long crane breeds (last accessed on August 6, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tuti N. Sudarto, Beternak Ayam pelung, PT Usi Perkata Usama, Djakarta 1999
- ↑ Victoria Kästner: Bergischer Kräher. The breed portrait. In: Information platform VIEH. Diverse initiative for the conservation of old and endangered domestic animal breeds (VIEH), accessed on June 10, 2014 .
- ↑ Alexander Mader: The "Ranch-Hahn" fetches the trophy. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . May 15, 2012, accessed July 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Crows in Flanders recognized as a national heritage Stefaan De Groote, Het Nieuwsblad, June 27, 2011 (in Dutch). Retrieved October 31, 2015
- ↑ Bergischer Kräher. In: bergische-huehner.de. Association of breeders of Bergisch chicken breeds and their dwarfs - Crow breeders' association since 1884, accessed on June 10, 2014 .
- ↑ Julia Keeling: Report on a long crow competition in the province of Nagano (Japan). In: www.longcrowers.de. Retrieved August 19, 2015 .