Malay (chicken)

The Malays are an ancient warrior race and a Urhuhn India and the Malay Archipelago, which came at the beginning of the 19th century to Europe and was used for breeding out of different races. Since in England the cock fights were banned, it is bred for exhibition purposes. Likewise, it is cultivated since the mid-19th century in Germany and refined to the current exhibition type. The Malay is a pure sports chicken. But his heritage lives on in many of the younger races and has to consolidate the impact breeding allows only.

Another common feature is the recognized bantam breed dwarf Malaysians.

Description

The Maleie (English to Malay ) is, with its 70-80 cm, a very large, very muscular and very superscript chicken from the fighter type, with highly stretched proud attitude. His head is like a bird of prey and scowling. The plumage is short, concise and tight -fitting. The S-shaped curved neck forms with the arched back and tail in their respective upper lines three arches (three curved line ). This must especially stand out clearly the cock. The shape is going on color. This battle chicken is of bold, kampflustigem and entschlossem character.