Turkey Ridge Ests Waterloo, IL
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- Purpose
- ornamental
- Egg color
- brown
- Eggs / year
- ~70
- Hen weight
- ~7 lbs
- Cold hardy
- No
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- assertive, independent, not cuddly
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- moderate
- APA class
- All Other Standard Breeds
- NPIP stock code
- R48
- Origin
- South Asia (developed in England)
Breed guide
Malay
The tallest chicken breed, standing up to three feet, with a strawberry comb, beetle brow, and three-arched profile of neck, back, and tail. An old Oriental game type refined in England. Slow to mature and a sparse layer.
Keeper's notes
Needs tall housing and high protein, plus protection from cold rain given its hard, scant feathering. Beginners should start elsewhere. Give birds generous space to prevent scuffles.
From the 1910 Standard of Perfection
Class: Orientals (Class IX)
Standard weights: cock 9 lbs, hen 7 lbs, cockerel 7 lbs, pullet 5 lbs
“Head broad and long, the crown heavy and projecting over the eyes, giving a fierce, cruel expression; back long and slanting, feathers short, lying close, hard, firm and strong.”
Disqualifications: Single or lopped combs; shanks or feet other than yellow in color; duck feet.
APA recognized varieties
All Other Std Breeds · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Black Breasted Red 1883Black 1981Red Pyle 1981Spangled 1981White 1981Wheaten (female) 1996
Malay listings
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Where to find Malay
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (1)
Regional hatcheries that carry it (0)
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Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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