Berat Fowl
A Berat cockerel
Photo courtesy of Mehmet Akdeniz, mehmetakdeniz@msn.com
This breed, which originated in Albania and Yugoslavia, is named after the town of Berat in Albania. It is a long-crower with a bass voice and a crow lasting up to 15 seconds.
This white bird has long legs and a long neck. It is squirrel-tailed with a rose comb, red eyes, yellowish green legs and feet and a yellow beak. It must be pure white -- no spotting is allowed. The roosters weigh 3-3.5 kg and the hens 2-2.5. Chicks are yellow with yellow legs. The hens are nonsitters and produce 80-100 eggs per year.
Berat Links:
Mark King's Berat page
A great article on Balkan Longcrowers by Hristo Lukanov
A Berat cock
Photo courtesy of Mehmet Akdeniz, mehmetakdeniz@msn.com
A Berat hen
Photo courtesy of Mehmet Akdeniz, mehmetakdeniz@msn.com
Berat cockerels, showing the long neck and
legs
Photo courtesy of Mehmet Akdeniz, mehmetakdeniz@msn.com
A pair of Berat Fowl
Photo courtesy of Mehmet Akdeniz, mehmetakdeniz@msn.com
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