Mt. Gilead, OH
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- Purpose
- meat
- Egg color
- tinted
- Eggs / year
- ~60
- Hen weight
- ~7 lbs
- Cold hardy
- No
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- intense toward birds, calm and trusting with keepers
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- high
- APA class
- All Other Standard Breeds
- NPIP stock code
- R1049
- Origin
- Japan (from Thai stock)
Breed guide
Shamo
Also known as: O-Shamo, Chu-Shamo, Ko Shamo (small ornamental type)
Tall, nearly vertical Japanese game breed developed from Thai fighting fowl, standing with hard, sparse feathering over heavy muscle. O-Shamo and Chu-Shamo are weight classes. The Ko Shamo is a separate small ornamental cousin. Japan uses the breed for the long-simmered dish tori-nabe.
Keeper's notes
Sparse feathering means they need real shelter in cold rain. Never house mature birds together. Use tall pens, since they carry themselves upright.
APA recognized varieties
All Other Std Breeds · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Black 1981Black Breasted Red 1981Dark 1981Wheaten (female) 1981Wheaten (male) 1998
Shamo listings
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Where to find Shamo
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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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