Conservation status | Study |
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Country of origin | Korea |
Use | Exhibition breed |
Traits | |
Weight |
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Skin color | Yellow |
Egg color | Light Brown |
Comb type | Single |
Classification | |
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Jangmigye | |
Hangul | 장미계 |
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Hanja | 長尾鷄 |
Revised Romanization | Jangmigye |
McCune–Reischauer | Changmigye |
Alternative name | |
Hangul | 긴꼬리닭 |
Revised Romanization | Ginkkoridak |
McCune–Reischauer | kinkkoridak |
The Jangmigye ( Korean: 장미계), also known as the Ginkkori-dak (긴꼬리닭, 'long-tail chicken'), is one of the heritage breed of chicken from Korea that noted for its long tail. [1] Males of this breed can have tails of up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in length. [2] The breed is estimated to have arisen in Korea in the middle of the third century. The Ginkkoridak is listed by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization. [3]
The breed has existed since ancient Korea but almost disappeared in the early 1900s due to the introduction of commercial chicken farming with non-native breeds. One farmer is believed to have obstinately maintained the Ginkkoridak; as of 2021, [update] there are 250 individuals held in conservancy. [1]
Unlike the Onagadori, a Japanese breed of long-tailed chicken, the tail feathers of the Ginkkoridak molt annually after the rainy season. [1] [2]
Conservation status | Study |
---|---|
Country of origin | Korea |
Use | Exhibition breed |
Traits | |
Weight |
|
Skin color | Yellow |
Egg color | Light Brown |
Comb type | Single |
Classification | |
|
Jangmigye | |
Hangul | 장미계 |
---|---|
Hanja | 長尾鷄 |
Revised Romanization | Jangmigye |
McCune–Reischauer | Changmigye |
Alternative name | |
Hangul | 긴꼬리닭 |
Revised Romanization | Ginkkoridak |
McCune–Reischauer | kinkkoridak |
The Jangmigye ( Korean: 장미계), also known as the Ginkkori-dak (긴꼬리닭, 'long-tail chicken'), is one of the heritage breed of chicken from Korea that noted for its long tail. [1] Males of this breed can have tails of up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in length. [2] The breed is estimated to have arisen in Korea in the middle of the third century. The Ginkkoridak is listed by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization. [3]
The breed has existed since ancient Korea but almost disappeared in the early 1900s due to the introduction of commercial chicken farming with non-native breeds. One farmer is believed to have obstinately maintained the Ginkkoridak; as of 2021, [update] there are 250 individuals held in conservancy. [1]
Unlike the Onagadori, a Japanese breed of long-tailed chicken, the tail feathers of the Ginkkoridak molt annually after the rainy season. [1] [2]