Conservation status | |
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Other names | Malay |
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Weight | |
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APA | all other standard breeds [4] |
ABA | all other comb clean legged |
EE | yes [5] |
PCGB | Asian hard feather [6] |
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The Malay Game is a breed of game chicken. It is among the tallest breeds of chicken, and may stand over 90 cm (36 inches) high. [7]: 158
The Malay is bred principally in Europe, [5] and in Australia and the United States. [2] It was derived, partly in Devon and Cornwall in south-west England, [8] from birds imported from the Indian subcontinent [7]: 158 or South-east Asia in the first decades of the nineteenth century, when large birds of this type were widespread in northern India, in Indonesia and in the Malay Peninsula. [9]
The Malay was the first chicken breed to be bantamised; a dwarf version of the standard-sized breed was created at the turn of the twentieth century. [3]: 169
From about 1830 very large game chickens were imported to England, where they became fashionable [9] and were selectively bred by English breeders. [8] Some imports are documented from the Malay Peninsula, others from the Deccan of India. [10] Those from India were sometimes called Grey Chittagongs, [8] but were considered to be closely similar to the Malay. They were particularly numerous in Devon and Cornwall, especially in the area round Falmouth, which was a common first port of call for returning East Indiamen. [10] They were also numerous in Ireland, in the area of Dublin. [10] An early description is that of James Joseph Nolan, published in Dublin in 1850. [11]: 21
Malays were shown at the first British poultry exhibition in 1845, and were included in the Standard of Excellence, the first edition of the British Poultry Standards, in 1865. [3] [12]: 19
Malay birds were present in Germany and the Netherlands by about 1834, and by 1846 were introduced to the United States also. [9] The black-breasted red Malay was included in the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association from 1883, and the bantam in 1904; five other colours, both standard- and bantam-sized, were added in 1981. [4] Numbers of the breed in the USA are very low; in 2014 its conservation status there was listed as "critical" by the FAO. [13]
The Malay was the first chicken breed to be bantamised; a dwarf version of the standard-sized breed was created at the turn of the twentieth century. [3]: 169
The Malay is among the tallest breeds of chicken, and may stand over 90 cm (35 in) high. [7]: 158 The Poultry Club of Great Britain lists five colour varieties – black, black-red, pile, spangled and white – but does not exclude other colours. [3]: 170 The same colours are recognised by the American Poultry Association, with the addition of the wheaten. The Entente Européenne lists sixteen colour variants, of which eight are recognised. [5]
The Malay is kept mostly for showing.[ citation needed] Hens may lay approximately 80 eggs per year; the eggs are brownish or golden, and weigh some 50 g. [14]
The Malay was among the breeds used in the development of the Índio Gigante of Brazil.
Conservation status | |
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Other names | Malay |
Traits | |
Weight | |
Classification | |
APA | all other standard breeds [4] |
ABA | all other comb clean legged |
EE | yes [5] |
PCGB | Asian hard feather [6] |
|
The Malay Game is a breed of game chicken. It is among the tallest breeds of chicken, and may stand over 90 cm (36 inches) high. [7]: 158
The Malay is bred principally in Europe, [5] and in Australia and the United States. [2] It was derived, partly in Devon and Cornwall in south-west England, [8] from birds imported from the Indian subcontinent [7]: 158 or South-east Asia in the first decades of the nineteenth century, when large birds of this type were widespread in northern India, in Indonesia and in the Malay Peninsula. [9]
The Malay was the first chicken breed to be bantamised; a dwarf version of the standard-sized breed was created at the turn of the twentieth century. [3]: 169
From about 1830 very large game chickens were imported to England, where they became fashionable [9] and were selectively bred by English breeders. [8] Some imports are documented from the Malay Peninsula, others from the Deccan of India. [10] Those from India were sometimes called Grey Chittagongs, [8] but were considered to be closely similar to the Malay. They were particularly numerous in Devon and Cornwall, especially in the area round Falmouth, which was a common first port of call for returning East Indiamen. [10] They were also numerous in Ireland, in the area of Dublin. [10] An early description is that of James Joseph Nolan, published in Dublin in 1850. [11]: 21
Malays were shown at the first British poultry exhibition in 1845, and were included in the Standard of Excellence, the first edition of the British Poultry Standards, in 1865. [3] [12]: 19
Malay birds were present in Germany and the Netherlands by about 1834, and by 1846 were introduced to the United States also. [9] The black-breasted red Malay was included in the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association from 1883, and the bantam in 1904; five other colours, both standard- and bantam-sized, were added in 1981. [4] Numbers of the breed in the USA are very low; in 2014 its conservation status there was listed as "critical" by the FAO. [13]
The Malay was the first chicken breed to be bantamised; a dwarf version of the standard-sized breed was created at the turn of the twentieth century. [3]: 169
The Malay is among the tallest breeds of chicken, and may stand over 90 cm (35 in) high. [7]: 158 The Poultry Club of Great Britain lists five colour varieties – black, black-red, pile, spangled and white – but does not exclude other colours. [3]: 170 The same colours are recognised by the American Poultry Association, with the addition of the wheaten. The Entente Européenne lists sixteen colour variants, of which eight are recognised. [5]
The Malay is kept mostly for showing.[ citation needed] Hens may lay approximately 80 eggs per year; the eggs are brownish or golden, and weigh some 50 g. [14]
The Malay was among the breeds used in the development of the Índio Gigante of Brazil.