Fayoumi
Synonyms:
Biggawi; Ramadi
Subgroup:
NA
Special Characteristics:
They are hardy very precocious in early maturing, excellent flying and escape capacity, scream like a banshee when captured and often seem to have more in common with guineas than chicken. They are technically a pencilled breed not barred coming in gold or silver.
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Main Location:
NA
Origin:
Originally an Ancient breed from the Egyptian City of Fayoum bred for egg production. This breed is clamed to have a wide range of adaptability and sustained productivity under tropical and village conditions in many developing countries ( Negussie,D., 1999; Yasmin et al, 2002 ).
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