Rumpless Game

Rumpless Game
Other names
  • Manx Rumpy
  • Persian Rumpless
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    Standard: 2.3–2.7 kg
    Bantam: 620–740 g
  • Female:
    Standard: 1.8–2.3 kg
    Bantam: 510–620 g
Egg colortinted[1]
Comb typesingle
Classification
PCGBrare hard feather[2]

The Rumpless Game is a British breed of tail-less chicken.[3] It may have originated on the Isle of Man,[4] and may thus be known as the Manx Rumpy.[5]: 130  There are both standard-sized and bantam Rumpless Game.[1]

History

Manx Rumpy

The British breed has never been imported to the United States.[6] In 1958 some tail-less birds, supposedly of Iranian origin, were crossed with other breeds to produce an approximation of the British type, and the name "Manx Rumpy" applied to them,[6] perhaps by analogy with the tail-less Manx cat.[5]: 130  The Livestock Conservancy recommends that they be called "Persian Rumpless".[6] They are not recognised by the American Poultry Association.[7] They are good layers of brown eggs, and may also occasionally lay white, blue, or green eggs.[5]: 130 

Characteristics

The Rumpless Game, like all other tail-less breeds such as the Araucana and the Barbu d'Everberg, lacks the uropygium from which the tail grows.[1][8] It is a hard-feathered breed, with a single comb and small wattles and earlobes. All colours are acceptable under the standard of the Poultry Club of Great Britain.[7]

Rumpless Game males weigh 2.3–2.7 kilograms (5–6 lb) and hens 1.8–2.3 kg (4–5 lb).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 9781405156424. p.258–60.
  2. ^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
  3. ^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
  4. ^ British Association for the Advancement of Science (1871) Report. 153
  5. ^ a b c Carol Ekarius (2007). Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds. North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publishing. ISBN 9781580176675.
  6. ^ a b c Manx Rumyp or Persian Rumpless Chicken. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed August 2014.
  7. ^ a b Graham, Chris (2006). Choosing and Keeping Chickens. London: Octopus Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7938-0601-0.
  8. ^ Wright, Lewis (1891). The Book of Poultry. London: Cassell and Company. p. 454.