Scots Dumpy chicken
The Scots Dumpy is an old Scottish creeper breed with legs so short its body almost touches the ground.
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The Scots Dumpy is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Soft Feather Light class. Its origin is given as Scotland. It appears on the RBST Watchlist as a priority breed, so keepers of pure stock help conserve it.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Cuckoo, Black, White, Brown, Gold, Silver.
It lays white/tinted eggs.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, rbst.org.uk, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Soft Feather Light
- Origin
- Scotland
History
It has been bred in Scotland for over 200 years and was shown in London in 1852. It nearly died out: a 1975 search in Scotland failed. In 1977 the breed was rebuilt from a dozen birds imported from Kenya, descended from a flock taken there in 1902. Other names include Bakie, Creeper and Stumpy.
Appearance
No set colour; usually cuckoo, black or white. Large and bantam sizes.
Recognised colours
Cuckoo, Black, White, Brown, Gold, Silver
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
Eggs
- Egg colour
- White/tinted
- Notes
- No egg figure was found in the sources.
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- The short legs come from a recessive lethal gene, so some chicks from Dumpy × Dumpy matings die. Population data has been missing since 2002.
Conservation status (RBST)
A priority breed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist.
Breed club
- The Scots Dumpy Club, breed-specific · Website
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