Creeper Chicken

[josh44]

Just Heard of this chicken, does any one esle know about it or have them.
If so please post info & pics.

Thanks

 

[ZepChick]

ahaha, what is a creeper chicken? I think our late roo was a creeper for sure the way he would sidle up to the ladies

 

[sgtmom52]

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[teach1rusl]

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Haha!! Yeah...and many who creep up behind unsuspecting people for a flogging

Or maybe those roosters are just creeps, not creepers...

 

[josh44]

I just recieved a chicken book, it described all breeds of chickens and most of their orgins.
It listed a brief discription, of a breed of chickens in the 1900's called the CREEPER. Thought is sounded neat

so I thought I'd post on BYC

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There's many BYC'ers that have alot of neat chicken breeds.

 

[ZepChick]

OH!
I thought you were saying 'creeper' like a peeping tom-type creeper. I haven't heard of a creeper chicken, maybe I'll do a google image search? Are they still around?

 

[Redcatcher]

I believe that was a term for Japanese bantams with very short legs.

 

[teach1rusl]

Jitokko [Japanese Creeper (Fig. 18), Natural Monument designated in 1943]
This breed has an intermediate body shape between the RJE and Cochin types
and is characterized by short legs controlled by the Cp gene. Some birds have a
beard, muff and crest. This breed is thought established in the late stages of the
Edo Era (1603 – 1867).
The prefecture of origin: Kagoshima Prefecture, Miyazaki Prefecture
Standard BW in adults: 3,000 g in male, 2,500 g in female
Plumage color varieties: black-breasted red, black, white, buff columbian
Comb: pea or single (with or without crest)
Earlobe colorred
Shank coloryellow

Here's the link...there is a pic there #18. http://www.angrin.tlri.gov.tw/apec2003/Chapter3JpChicken.pdf

 

[sgtmom52]

Scots Dumpy Chicken (Bakies, Crawlers, Creepers)

 

[ZepChick]

Teach~ thanks for the link. I am in love with the roo in Figure 18

What a cool looking crest, and I am way partial to cute fluffy beards