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Strength and maternal behavior in a historical context

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Aseel chickens photographed in India; a source-identified example of the Asian gamefowl population.
Aseel chickens photographed in India; a source-identified example of the Asian gamefowl population. Elavarasi.v · CC BY-SA 4.0 · License terms

The club connects the powerful neck, beak and legs with past fighting selection and describes females as capable mothers despite limited laying. This history informs present compatibility concerns but should not be a promotion of fighting. Individual flock management and coherent breeding matter more than romanticized claims that an ancient type is universally easy to keep.

Evidence & further reading

Sources behind this article

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  1. The Poultry Club — British breed reference ↗

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