Zielononozka Kuropatwiana
a.k.a. Green-legged Partridge Fowl
A Green-legged Partridge rooster
Photo courtesy of Krzys
This Polish breed can be auto-sexed. They are said to be good foragers and broodies and the cream-white to pale grey egg is claimed to be low in cholesterol. Males weigh around 2.3kg and females 1.7kg.
The breed is endangered due to a lower performance compared with commercial hybrids. In 1998 only 624 birds were known to exist. The breed was established in 1923 as a formal strain of the indigenous fowl of Poland.
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Another cockerel
Photo courtesy of Grzegorz Jaklik "Typowy" "Hutomara"
Green-legged Partridge hens
Photo courtesy of Krzys
A pair of Green-legged Partridge Fowl
Photo courtesy of Grzegorz Jaklik "Typowy" "Hutomara"
Month-old Green-legged Partridge Fowl chicks
Green-legged Partridge Fowl chicks or
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Photo courtesy of Grzegorz Jaklik "Typowy" "Hutomara"
Photo courtesy of Grzegorz Jaklik "Typowy" "Hutomara"
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