MODERN LANGSHANLARGE FOWL
Origin: Asia Classification: Heavy: Rare Egg colour: Brown |
Black Modern Langshan Quartet
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When Major Croad imported his first Langshans in 1872, some poultry experts questioned whether they were significantly different from Black Cochins, which at that stage were not as profusely feathered as they have been since about 1900. Some Langshan breeders in the UK decided to emphasise the difference by breeding a taller and tighter feathered type of Langshan. It was this group who retained control of the original Langshan Society, with those favouring the medium feathered type, as first imported, forming a new Croad Langshan Club in 1904. Although the taller birds soon became known as “Modern Langshans” among poultry keepers in general, the enthusiasts stuck to the names “Club type” or “Society type” Langshans for several decades. Modern Langshans gradually declined in popularity through the 1930s, and only just survived to the present day.
General characteristics: male
Carriage: Graceful, upright, alert, strong on the leg with the bearing of an active bird.
Type: Body long and broad but by no means deep. Back horizontal when in normal attitude, and with close compact plumage. Shoulders broad and abundantly furnished saddle. Wings large, closely carried, but neither `clipped' nor `pinched in'. Tail full, flowing, spread at base, carried fairly high but not squirrel, furnished with abundant side hangers and two sickles, each feather tapering to a point. Head: Fine. Beak fairly long and slightly curved. Eyes large. Comb single, straight, upright, fairly small, and evenly serrated with five or six spikes. Face of fine texture. Earlobes medium size, pendant and inclined to fold. Wattles medium length, fine texture, neatly rounded.
Neck: Fairly long, broad at base and covered with full hackle.
Legs and feet: Legs rather long, strong and wide apart. Thighs covered with closely fitting feathers, especially around the hocks. Shanks strong but not coarse boned, with an even fringe of feathers (not heavy) on the outer sides. Toes, four, long, straight and well spread, the outer (and that alone) slightly feathered.
Plumage: Close and smooth.
Female
With the exception of the tail (not carried high) the general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
BANTAM
Modern Langshan bantams should follow the large fowl standard.
General characteristics: male
Carriage: Graceful, upright, alert, strong on the leg with the bearing of an active bird.
Type: Body long and broad but by no means deep. Back horizontal when in normal attitude, and with close compact plumage. Shoulders broad and abundantly furnished saddle. Wings large, closely carried, but neither `clipped' nor `pinched in'. Tail full, flowing, spread at base, carried fairly high but not squirrel, furnished with abundant side hangers and two sickles, each feather tapering to a point. Head: Fine. Beak fairly long and slightly curved. Eyes large. Comb single, straight, upright, fairly small, and evenly serrated with five or six spikes. Face of fine texture. Earlobes medium size, pendant and inclined to fold. Wattles medium length, fine texture, neatly rounded.
Neck: Fairly long, broad at base and covered with full hackle.
Legs and feet: Legs rather long, strong and wide apart. Thighs covered with closely fitting feathers, especially around the hocks. Shanks strong but not coarse boned, with an even fringe of feathers (not heavy) on the outer sides. Toes, four, long, straight and well spread, the outer (and that alone) slightly feathered.
Plumage: Close and smooth.
Female
With the exception of the tail (not carried high) the general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
BANTAM
Modern Langshan bantams should follow the large fowl standard.
Please contact the breed registrar for more information - [email protected]
