SOLD! Aseel or Cornish Bantam?

[HallFamilyFarm]

What breed is this. Aquired this today at the Eldorado Arkansas poultry show. It was in the silent auction. Seller said it was a barred Aseel out of some Creol Aseel. Some said it was a barred Cornish. Seems the Cornish derived from the Aseel. Will offer it for sale just as soon as I know for certaain what breed it is.

Edit note: I deleted these photos to make room for others in my upload files.

I took this bird to Bebee Arkansas flea market yesterday....no takers. when I got home I left the 5 hole rabbit cage in my front yard on a pallet. Haven't put a forsale sign up yet. Have several "cull" birds out there. A young family just drove up and asked if the chickens were for sale.

After looking at several breeds, they chose this one for their new flock rooster. he now has a mixed flock of large fowl barreds, Reds and blacks. He will be free ranging with them. If a hen can hide a nest, he will pass on his genes to another generation.

 

[Ariel301]

I don't know much about Aseels, but it looks a lot like a Cornish to me. Handsome bird!

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

From http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Games/Asil/BRKAsil.html

What do Asils look like and where are they from? Well, Asils are the ancestors of the Cornish breed, so they look sort of like a more slender, athletic Cornish.

So Cornish and Asil/Aseel are very similar.​

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Looks like a cornish bantam to me.

 

[Lollipop]

Asil/Aseel/Azeel, is more of s term rather than a breed. The name means "Thoroughbred", or "Highborn". They have been bred in India and Pakistan for more than 3,000 years for fighting. They come in many colors, but barred is not one of them. Whatever was crossed to make that color also made the name Aseel cease to apply. You could call it an Aseel cross and be truthfull, but an Aseel it is not........Pop

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Several at the show thought it was cornish. Along with one APA judge. I was trying to help the show so placed a bid. Only three of us bid. The "seller" said it was Aseel/Asil. He never said what the source was: breeder or hatchery. The bird is nice looking. My suspision is it is cornish. The judge said he thought it was cornish.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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[Illia]

That's a Cornish. It has too level of tail and body to be an Asil, and has quite the chest and legs - I'd say Cornish. A pretty one too, at that!

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Recieved this from this bird's breeder:

Jim, To give you a little history, several years ago I set out to produce a Barred Cornish for a dear friend. I bred a Dark Cornish roo to a Crele Old English hen. My first result was one poor colored crele roo that looked more aseel than cornish. Before I could produce the Barred my friend died. I decided to continue, only breed for aseel instead. I bred this roo to a BBR Aseel pullet. I got two crele pullets and a couple more poor colored crele roos. I bred the two pullets to one of the roos and got four very nice crele roos and several nice crele pullets. I have since bred them several times to aseel hens, both BBR and black. The black produces some nice creles and also barred. I think this one is probably from a crele out of black. If you will look at his legs you can tell he is Aseel. His legs are square instead of round like a cornish. Also his stance is upright and balanced unlike a Cornish which is more flat and somewhat ungainly.​

 

[chickenlover54]

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