Spurs and roster

 Spurs is a roster’s weapon. beside the beak, the roster use feet to punch the opponent. Some rosters also use the spurs. The spurs often make the opponent killed. Spurs like nail. it can grow. Spurs grow in back part of chicken shank.

the spurs is a sign the rosters mature. they grow until old. some spurs can grow up and it makes the chicken less agile. Some owner cut the spurs so they can walk easily. Some owner also sharpened the spurs for fighting (it is not wise to do that)

beware cutting the spurs because its could harm form your chicken. Your chicken could bleed after cutting to deep. the traditional farmer usually cut half of the long of the spurs. They do not cut all the spurs because it will harm to the chicken. Sometimes an owner also covers the spurs with tape band. The owner worry that the sharp spurs can harm the owner.

The spurs also sign the age of the chicken. the spurs grow longer as the age increases.  I remember my friend refused buy a hen with one cm spurs. he suspected the hen was old. The black and white hen was big but old.

Sometimes a hen also has spurs for certain chicken breed. I am very sure that the old chicken layer has no spurs.Having spurs does not mean the hen change to rosters. They still can lays egg some eggs and brood the chick. Some breed chciken such as new hampshire red and the rhode island red has hen with spurs. 

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Dorking Chicken, England Chicken that has five toes.

 

Dorking is a famous chciken breed come from Dorking, England. This rectangular body shape with short legs is good both ini meat and eggs. The color of egg is white, Eventhough,  the Dorking har red earlobes. Most the white eggs come from whie ear lobes hen. The average of egg production is not more than 200 egg a year, the exact range is 170-190 eggs. The egg production does not exceed the levels seen in common dual-purpose chickens, including the Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, and Plymouth Rock.

This chciken is dual purpose chicken developed from Belgiia in Roman era. The dorking is a five toes chicken, similar to the silkie chicken. The roman brought the chicken as fine table.

THe chicken is large. the rooster weighs 4,55 to 6,55 kilogram (10-14 lbs); while, the hen weighs 3 to 5 kilogram (8-11 lbs). there is bantam version weighs around a kilograms. The roster bantam wieghs 1130 to 1360 grams, meanwhile, the hen slighlty diferrent. it weighs 910-1130 gram. Some bantam has rosecomb.

There are five color that is reconition bys the standard breeed, such as white, sliver grey, red, dark and cucko. The silver grey color is the color pattern with silver neck color. the silve grey also have grey color in sadddle and the center of wing. The remain color of is is black.

The Dorking is not hard winter due its wide comb. Meanwhile, the chciken is not tolerate with hot condition or hot weather.

In my country, there is dorking descendant. the descendant is called Ayam Kedu. The kedu has no five toes but the performance is similar to Dokring. They have have upright body and tall. The comb is also single wide with red earlobe. There is thre color variation of Kedu, such as White, Red and color.

 

Thai Game Chicken

Before 2010, I did not recognize any chicken pit breed beside Thai Chicken game This wide berast sleder and tta roster best for chciken fight. The chicken is rise for pi t cock chicken only. the owner usu for gamble. 

I do not like pit roosetr practice because its against animal walfaere. I just raise the rooster to improve ayam kampung genetics.  

I had raised Thai pit chicken. this chicken is a famous in my country. unfortunately, people raise it for pit cock. I just want to raise the chciken to breed the best breed. I cross a Thai male to the local chicken or Ayam kampung. the descen is better than its mother but its shorter than the father. 

Thai chciken is a pit cock. it has good reputaion for the the fighting chicken. the thail is very aggresive. they can fight until die. Some rooster chockse to drawn the arena when they cannot fight to opponent. the lose chciken cannaot fight again. they like a losser who afrrad to other chciken. wehereas a local chicken may run from the bad chciken but one day they can fight with the same chciken. the local chicken has hit and run strategy. 

Thai Chicken come from Thailand, suits with its name. They have been develeoped for hundreds years for it. the Thai has upright posture. string neck and beak. the shank is so compact and it could harm the owner. the rosterweight 3,5 kilograms while the hen is aroun 2,5 kilograms. while, ayam kampung just 1-1,5 kilogram. they have musucular body. it is a great breed with slender body. 

Today some raise the chicken for meat and show chciken. some people cross it with Cobb, Ayam kampong, and other chicken. the famous color is black breasted red. The skin benath the feather is red blood. The comb is red walnut.