A friend of mine once kept HUGE chickens he called Langshires, I think.
Some were nearly two feet tall! Has anyone heard of these? Where can I find them?
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I'm Kelly, a life-long bird lover who first found this site in about 2003 or so, when my first pet chicken, "Tyson," fell off the back of a poultry truck and started an obsession. I brought Tyson back to health after a broken wing from the fall, when a latch on the truck...
Not at the moment, but i knew an elderly breeder here in GA who owned several of them. He sold all his pheasants and chickens a few years back when his health went bad. I might be able to contact him to see who he sold his birds to. They might be the only ones available in the states.
If I...
No, this is NOT a Langshan. A Langshire is a very beautiful, HUGE giant chicken, originating I think in China. They seem to be readily available in the UK but not easy to find in the USA. Some of these birds are wll over 2 feet tall. It will shock you when you see one.
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