Kosovo Longcrower

Kosovo Longcrower

Kosovo Long Crowing Rooster
Other names	Serbian Ekavian: Косовски певач / Kosovski pevač, Турски певач / Turski pevač Serbian Ijekavian Косовски пјевач / Kosovski pjevač, Турски пјевач / Turski pjevač Albanian: Pulat e Drenices, Pulat e Prishtinës, Pulat e Gjakoves
Country of origin	Kosovo
Traits
Weight	Male: 2–3.25 kg Female: 1.5–2 kg
Egg color	white
Comb type	v comb
Classification
Chicken Gallus gallus domesticus

The Kosovo Longcrower or Kosovo Long Crowing Rooster is a breed of chicken originating in Kosovo. It developed as a landrace in the area of the Drenica in Kosovo, and thus in the Albanian language it is commonly called Rooster of Drenica.

The breed originated in the region of Kosovo and surrounding areas. Before 2011 it was a rarely kept breed, however it is now widely kept across Europe. Due to its unique feature (long crowing) it became popular between poultry breeders. From Kosovo this breed spread into other Balkan countries as well. Nowadays, it is found in Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Croatia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Poland and Sweden.^[1][2]

The birds are black. The rooster might have a few red or gold feathers on the wings. Over time, white spots can occur on its feathers, which is a sign of aging. On the head there is a characteristic crest of black feathers. They possess a V comb. In most cases their crest leans forward. Its beak is yellow (or gold), or even white, whereas the feet are mainly olive-green, as well as gray. The types that have green feet always have a yellow-gold beak, and their song lasts, or even exceeds, 1 minute. The rooster's tail has some longer sword shaped feathers and it is held straight (horizontal with the body).

The roosters weigh 2–3.25 kg and the hens from 1.5–2 kg. The hens are nonsitters, and produce 160 white eggs per year of 55–60 g weight. A chicken starts to produce eggs when eight months old. Chicks hatch out brown.^[3]

This breed belongs to the group of long-crowing chicken breeds. Their crow averages 20–40 seconds, exceptional birds will go on for 60 seconds. The cock starts to crow when six to seven months old.

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• Proposed Standard of the Kosova Long Crowing Rooster (in Albanian)