Sombor Kaporka

The Sombor Kaporka or Sombor Crested is a Serbian breed of crested chicken.[5] It was bred at the beginning of the twentieth century in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in northern Serbia, and is named for the city of Sombor. It resulted from cross-breeding of imported Sulmtaler and Houdan birds with local chickens.[1] A breed standard was drawn up in about 1918.[5]

Sombor Kaporka
Other names
  • Somborska Kaporka
  • Sombor Crested
Country of originSerbia
Usedual-purpose breed
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    3.5–4 kg[1]
  • Female:
    2.5–3 kg[1]
Classification
APAno[2]
EEnot recognised[3]
PCGBno[4]

Use
white sombor kaporka.

The Sombor Crested is a dual-purpose breed, reared both for its eggs and for its meat. Hens may lay approximately 200–220 eggs per year, and some may lay as many as 260.[1]

See also

Naked Neck

References
  1. Species and breeds of poultry Centar za očuvanje autohtonih rasa = Center for preservation of indigenous breeds. Accessed May 2019.
  2. APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
  3. Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
  4. Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
  5. Breed data sheet: Sombor Crested / Serbia (Chicken). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2019.
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