Taiwanese Game
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The Taiwanese Game or Taiwan is a breed of large game chicken originating in the island of Taiwan. It is among the largest of chicken breeds, and may exceed 10 kg in body weight.[1]Template:R/superscript It shows some similarity to large Japanese Shamo birds[2]Template:R/superscript and, although it does not originate in Japan, may also be known as the Taiwanese Shamo.[3]Template:R/superscript[4]Template:R/superscript Large game chickens of this type but of indeterminate breed may sometimes be marketed as "Taiwan" or – in the United States – as "Saipan", "Saipan Jungle Fowl" or "Chinese Shamo".[3]Template:R/superscript[5]Template:R/superscript
Characteristics
The Taiwanese Game is a very large game chicken similar in type to the Malay.[5]Template:R/superscript It is among the heaviest of chicken breeds, and may exceed 10 kg in body weight;[1]Template:R/superscript typical weights are in the range 5–7 kg for cocks, and 4–5.5 kg for hens.[3]Template:R/superscript
It may be of any colour, but is most often wheaten.[3]Template:R/superscript The feet and legs are yellow, sometimes marked with black, the beak is yellowish or horn-coloured, and the face, ear-lobes, comb and throat are all a vivid red.[3]Template:R/superscript
References
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- ↑ a b Hristo Lukanov (December 2014). Record holders among the domestic fowls. Aviculture Europe. 10 (6), article 11. Accessed April 2022.
- ↑ Willem van Ballekom (February 2007). Shamo: The feathered Samurai from Japan. Aviculture Europe. 3 (1), article 4. Accessed April 2022.
- ↑ a b c d e J. Ian H. Allonby, Philippe B. Wilson (editors) (2018). 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, seventh edition. Chichester; Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley Blackwell. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Breed data sheet: Taiwanese Shamo / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Chicken). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2022.
- ↑ a b 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, sixth edition. Oxford: Blackwell. Template:ISBN.
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