The Rumpless Game is a British
breed
A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slig ...
of tail-less
chicken
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult m ...
. It may have originated on the
Isle of Man
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, and may thus be known as the Manx Rumpy. There are both standard-sized and
bantam Rumpless Game.
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History
Manx Rumpy
The British breed has never been imported to the United States. 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, perhaps by analogy with the tail-less Manx cat
The Manx cat (, in earlier times often spelled Manks) is a breed of domestic cat (''Felis catus'') originating on the Isle of Man, with a naturally occurring mutation that shortens the tail. Many Manx have a small stub of a tail, but Manx cats a ...
. The Livestock Conservancy
The Livestock Conservancy, formerly known as the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) and prior to that, the American Minor Breeds Conservancy, is a nonprofit organization focused on preserving and promoting rare breeds, also known as "h ...
recommends that they be called "Persian Rumpless".[ They are not recognised by the ]American Poultry Association
The American Poultry Association (APA) is the oldest poultry organization in the North America. It was founded in 1873, and incorporated in Indiana in 1932.
The first American poultry show was held in 1849, and the APA was later formed in respo ...
. They are good layers of brown eggs, and may also occasionally lay white, blue, or green eggs.
Characteristics
The Rumpless Game, like all other tail-less breeds such as the Araucana
The Araucana ( es, Gallina Mapuche, italic=no) is a breed of domestic chicken from Chile. Its name derives from the Araucanía region of Chile where it is believed to have originated. It lays blue-shelled eggs, one of very few breeds that do so.
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and the Barbu d'Everberg
The ( nl, Everbergse Baardkriel, italic=no), is a Belgian breed of bantam chicken. It is a tailless variant of the Barbu d'Uccle, and was bred in about 1906 at the Château d'Everberg, at Everberg in the municipality of Kortenberg, between Br ...
, lacks the uropygium
Pygostyle describes a skeletal condition in which the final few caudal vertebrae are fused into a single ossification, supporting the tail feathers and musculature. In modern birds, the rectrices attach to these. The pygostyle is the main compo ...
from which the tail grows.comb
A comb is a tool consisting of a shaft that holds a row of teeth for pulling through the hair to clean, untangle, or style it. Combs have been used since prehistoric times, having been discovered in very refined forms from settlements dating ba ...
and small wattles and earlobes. All colours are acceptable under the standard of the Poultry Club of Great Britain
The Poultry Club of Great Britain is a registered charity founded in 1877. Its stated purpose is to "safeguard the interests of all pure and traditional breeds of poultry including chickens, bantams, ducks, geese and turkeys".
The club maint ...
.
Rumpless Game males weigh and hens .[
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References
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British Association for the Advancement of Science
The British Science Association (BSA) is a charity and learned society founded in 1831 to aid in the promotion and development of science. Until 2009 it was known as the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA). The current Chie ...
(1871)
Report
'. 153[Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013)]
Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
[Carol Ekarius (2007)]
''Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds''
North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publishing. {{isbn, 9781580176675.
[{{cite book , title=Choosing and Keeping Chickens , last=Graham , first=Chris , year=2006 , publisher=Octopus Publishing , location=London , isbn=978-0-7938-0601-0 ]
[Breed Classification]
Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
[Manx Rumyp or Persian Rumpless Chicken]
The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed August 2014.
Chicken breeds
Chicken breeds originating in the United Kingdom
Animal breeds on the RBST Watchlist