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The image to the left and that of the official breeding station
in Denizli above are from the official turkish website.
- Images and texts below are courtesy of Mr. Mehmet Akdeniz,
mehmetakdeniz@hotmail.com
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- This is the Turkish long-crowing fowl.
- The breed was developed in the southwestern part of Turkey,
near the town of Denizli.
- Its crow can last 15-35 seconds.
- A first year bird has a crow of 20-25 seconds.
- Length of the crow diminishes after 3 years of age.
- Three types of crows exist: light, Davudi (medium), and coarse.
Davudi is a single and clear voice.
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- The neck and legs of these birds are long. The breast is deep
and wide and a squirrel tail is the norm for the breed. Rose and single
combs both occur. Denizli fowl appear in 5 color varieties:
- Demirkyr (a balanced mixture of black and white);
- Pamukkyr (more white color than black color);
- Kinali (red spots on the wings);
- Al (Red) (a mixture of red and black colors);
- Black (completely black, no white feathers).
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- Cocks weigh 3-3.5 kg (7-8.5 lb) and hens 2-2.5 kg (5-6 lb).
This is not a highly fertile breed, so a male should only be given 3 hens
in a breeding pen.
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- Chicks are black or yellowish black and are slow to feather
out, maturing at about 8 months. Around 70 eggs are produced yearly and
the hens are nonsitters.
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