Mirror mirror on the wall…
The ornamental chicken and the long-tailed chicken include a wide variety of chickens that have only one thing in common: From the beginning, they were not bred for meat, laying, breedingor fighting chickens, but for their looks. Some of them are already centuries old and you would be amazed at what magnificent chickens there are. There are breeds that can almost compete with a peacock in terms of beauty.
In Europe during the 18th century, it became fashionable for very wealthy people to live in so-called pleasure houses. These magnificent buildings and gardens were adorned with anything extraordinary that could be found anywhere in the world. Be it exotic rarities of plants or magnificent birds or chickens. You had to show off your splendour to show your neighbors that you were richer. True to the motto: my castle, my orange tree, my chicken.
Here are some specimens that belong to the ornamental breeds and long-tailed breeds
Brabant
Brahma
Cochin
Owl bearded grouse
Dutch crested grouse
Naked-necked grouse
Phoenix
Silk grouse
Sultan chicken
Sumatran chicken
Yokohama