YURLOV LONGCROWER (Yurlower - is the German spelling)
A Russian native longcrower.
Photographer:
Dr Elio Corti, used with permission. Picture taken of Dr Mikhail Romanov
at the Moscow poultry market with a Yurlov cock. One can see the resemblance
to the birds below clearly.
These next 2 digital images were kindly submitted
by one of German's two most important breeders of the YurloV, Mr Andreas
Weiss. In speaking with him, he describes the breed as a utilitarian breed
with massive body volume and good egg-laying production that have a crow
of about 7 - 9 seconds at this date. He would like to keep the utilitarian
aspect of the birds but work on improving the voice quality and length.
There are two forms, a single and a rosecomb, that have arrived in Europe
and both lines are in diverse, non-standard and standard colours. They are
not Denizli, even though at first glance of these two images one might be
tempted to draw this conclusion, as is seen in the bright yellow legs. Denizli
are only black. Also, the Denizli is a supreme long-crower, winning almost
all championships with its tremendous trumpeting call. The Yurlov lines
that have arrived from Russia are not such strong trumpeters, but do have
a distinctively longer-than-normal crow.
The newest arrival in the developing storybook
on Longcrowers of the world, I' looking forward to seeing what Andreas will
be showing us of this breed in future shows and crowing championships.