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Long-crowing chicken

Long-crowing chicken is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Long-crowing chicken rather than just read about it. In short: Long-crowing chicken breeds are characterised by the unusually long-drawn-out crow of the cocks, which may in some cases last for up to 60 seconds. The oldest references to long-crowing cocks are from China.

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Reference excerpt

Long-crowing chicken breeds are characterised by the unusually long-drawn-out crow of the cocks, which may in some cases last for up to 60 seconds. The oldest references to long-crowing cocks are from China. Long-crowing breeds are found in the Far East, in Turkey, in the Balkans and in western Germany.

History The earliest reference to long-crowing cocks is in the writings of Li Ji, dating from the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han (75–49 BC). In Japan the first references are from the early eighth century, in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki chronicles. The Bergische Kräher breed of Germany was imported from the Balkans in Mediaeval times. In Russia the Jurlower or Yurlov Crower was bred in the nineteenth century.

Characteristics Chicken breeds which to a greater or lesser extent display long-crowing behaviour include the Berat, Bergische Kräher, Jurlower and Kosova Long Crower breeds of eastern Europe, the Denizli of Turkey, and the Koeyoshi, Tomaru, Tôtenko and Utaicham breeds of Japan. In general, long-crowing breeds are tall, with long legs and neck.

Crowing contests In Germany, Indonesia and Japan, there is an established tradition of cock-crowing contests with local birds. The length of a crow is measured, but the number of crowing calls, the tone and the melody may also be judged.

Breeds Long-crowing breeds recognised world-wide include the following:

Ayam Ketawa ("Laughing Chicken", also named "Ayam gaga") Ayam Pelung Berat, Bosnia Bergische Kräher (large fowl and bantam), Germany Denizli (Denizli horozu), Turkey Kokok Balenggek (Ayam Kokok Balenggek) Koeyoshi Komotini Long Crow Chicken, Greece Kosovo Longcrower Palama Crower, Greece Tōmaru Tōtenkō Utaicham Yurlov Crower

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Long-crowing chicken

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Long-crowing chicken ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Long-crowing chicken

In research: Long-crowing chicken appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Long-crowing chicken in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Long-crowing chicken is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Chickens, Poultry breeding, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Long-crowing chicken outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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