All roosters are by nature fighters. This quality is inherent in them by nature and justified by evolution.
Only the most courageous and active male is worthy to continue his race. And he is ready to defend this right every day in open battle.
Breed of fighting cocks there is a huge amount. Each of them has its own characteristics. Many farms are engaged in the breeding of sports purebred birds.
One of the rather popular worldwide fighting roosters are representatives of the Shamo breed.
The origin of the breed Shamo
Translated from the Japanese "Shamo" means a fighter.
Fight chickens of this breed are one of the subspecies of the Malay chickens. They were brought to Japan from Siam, and then they appeared in Germany in 1953. Shamo's chickens were brought to Russia only in the late 90s of the twentieth century.
There are three types of chickens of this breed:
- Large O-Shamo;
- Middle Chu-Shamo;
- Dwarf Ko-Shamo.
general description
The main distinguishing features of Shamo chickens are almost vertical posture, muscular chest, short plumage, feathers tight to the body, and straight back.
The predatory gaze and small head immediately remind of the outstanding fighting qualities of this breed.
Breed indicators are:
- Slightly elongated broad head, nipped at the back of the head;
- Powerful brows and deep-set eyes;
- Extremely developed musculature of the cheeks;
- Pod comb, which then becomes walnut;
- Unnoticeable earrings, throat red, reaching the neck;
- Confidently curved long neck, plumage on the back of the head like a comb;
- Very wide and bulging chest, with protruding naked chest bone;
- Wide and long back covered with sparse plumage;
- Slightly raised short wings in front with visible bones exposed;
- Constantly lowered, rather long and not at all wide tail with slightly curved feather braids;
- Long and strong legs with a tight back to the ground and sharp spurs;
- An unacceptable deviation for the appearance of this breed is considered to be too curved out of the heel joint.
The colors recognized for this breed are recognized by pure black or black with shades of red, silver, piebald, wheat, as well as white, porcelain, blue, silver-blue, birch, and pheasant-brown.
However, no strict requirements for colorbut it must be very clear.
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Features
Chamos of Shamo breed are hardy, strong and muscular. Roosters are very aggressive to each other and to birds of another breed. They are excellent fighters, in time of competition they act persistently, stubbornly and deliberately, never retreat and fight to the last of their strength.
Roosters can be kept only in individual cages, as they constantly rush into battle, display a frantic temperament and need constant training.
Content and cultivation
In keeping chickens breed Shamo very demanding. January is considered the best time for incubation.
Breeding layers should be selected in December and fed with protein-rich food. For these purposes, you can use a specialized mixture for laying hens and grains per 25 g per bird.
It is necessary to use additional sources of lighting so that the hens lay eggs on time. Hatching chicks should be placed on a sufficiently thick bedding for the first few days, and the air temperature in the room should be maintained in the region of 33-34 degrees.
Initially, feed the chickens solely by mono-feed, avoiding an excess of protein in order to prevent their deformation. Once a week, add to the feed vitamin supplements with clean water.
And, starting from two weeks of age, you can enter the lure in the form of green nettle, dandelion leaves, green onions, lettuce, carrots, but the number of additives should be strictly within the prescribed rate.
After the procedure of banding, you can transfer the birds to special mixtures for the young, mixing them in half with the grain.
This will help to further ensure the necessary hardness pen. Younger fighters should have a fairly spacious room, since even at this age they may already be aggressive to each other and need a good range.
Specifications
Depending on the belonging to the Shamo breed type, the sizes of birds differ:
- Roosters of a large breed O-Shamo weigh from 4 to 5 kilograms, the weight of a chicken can reach 3 kilograms, brown eggs weighing about 60g.
- Roosters of the average breed Chu-Shamo weigh from 3 to 4 kilograms, and the weight of a chicken can be about 2.5 kilograms, eggs of brown color weighing about 40 g.
- Ko-Shamo dwarf roosters weigh from 1 to 1.2 kg, the weight of a chicken is about 0.8 kg, the approximate weight of one egg is 35 g.
In the year the laying hen of the Shamo breed can carry about 60 eggs, it all depends on the climate, food and conditions of detention.
Where to buy in Russia?
Breeding fighting breeds of chickens requires special conditions for their maintenance, large enough areas and specialized food. Therefore, in Russia, few farmers decide to conduct such a risky but interesting business.
But some farms still offer for sale purebred chickens Shamo.
- In St. Petersburg farm "Komof yard"is engaged in thoroughbred breeding of fighting cocks O-Shamo and Madagascar. They can be contacted by phone. + 7 (921) 365-41-96 or write to e-mail: [email protected].
- Farm with a poetic name "Bird village"in the Yaroslavl region is engaged in the cultivation of various breeds of chickens, geese, ducks. Including on their farm you can also buy fighting chickens from Shamo. Phones of the" Bird's Village ": +7 (916) 795-66-55, +7 (905) 529 -11-55.
- In the Sverdlovsk region, city Nizhny Tagil farmers offer to purchase hatching eggs or adult birds of the Shamo breed. You should call by phone: +7 (912) 686-97-88.
Analogs
No less beautiful and temperamental warriors many consider roosters breed Azilwhich was bred in its time in Turkey.
In the republics of Central Asia, chickens of the Dakan breed are especially popular. And from Afghanistan, the cocks of the breed that never lost in battle were brought to our country Lari.
Cockfights are very beautiful and not so cruel. Noble birds of the Shamo breed are distinguished by magnificent colors, deserving respect for their endurance and furious temperament, which allows them to win and delight the audience with an unforgettable spectacle of real battle.
