Yamato Gunkei
| Yamato-Gunkei | |
|---|---|
| BDRG - Standard No. | |
| origin | bred in central japan |
| year | unknown |
| colour | wild-colored; golden wheat colored; silver wheat colored |
| Weight | Tap 1.8 to 2.5 kg
Hen 1.5 to 2.0 kg |
| Laying output per year | 60 to 80 eggs |
| Eggshell color | cream-colored to brownish |
| Egg weight | 35 g |
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Yamato Gunkei , or Yamato for short , is a domestic chicken breed bred in Central Japan . It is only used in small numbers worldwide. Yamatos are deep and wide fighting fowl with very scarce fletching. A walnut comb sits on the broad and fleshy head. The animals have a pronounced throat dewlap.
Yamatos grow only slowly and as pure ornamental chickens have no economic importance.
Dwarf form
There is no dwarf form.
Web links
- Breed boards chickens. (PDF file) In: www.bdrg.de/rassetafeln. Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter , p. 100 , accessed on July 31, 2014 (6 MB).
literature
- Hans-Joachim Schille: Lexicon of the chickens . Komet-Verlag, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-89836-447-X .