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Beautiful New Born Asil Chicks Hatched under Country Hen

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The Asil or Aseel is an Indian breed or group of breeds of game chicken. It is distributed in much of India, particularly in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha;[2] it has been exported to several other countries. Similar fowl are found throughout much of Southeast Asia

It is one of the parent breeds of the Indian Game, developed in the West Country of England in the early nineteenth century

History
The Asil originated in the Indian subcontinent, the area that includes modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka;[9] it is thought to be among the oldest breeds of fighting cock.[10]: 47 [11] The word "Asil" is from Arabic, and means "purebred".[9] In India, it is a general term for all fighting breeds.[4]

In India the Asil is distributed particularly in the Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, in the Bastar and Dantiwara districts of Chhattisgarh, and in the Koraput and Malkanagiri districts of Odisha.[2]

An Asil bantam was created in the late nineteenth century by the British breeder William Flamank Entwisle;[12]: 47  it became popular in Britain and in Holland, but later died out.[9] In the 1980s it was re-created in Belgium by Willy Coppens, using Shamo, Indian Game and Reza Asil; it is bred in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Hungary and the United Kingdom, in a variety of colours.[9]

In 2005 the Asil was the only Indian breed of chicken not in need of conservation.[13]: 17  In 2007 its global conservation status was listed by the FAO as "not at risk".[1]: 151  In 2021 its status was reported to DAD-IS as "unknown";[2] the Livestock Conservancy in the United States listed it as "threatened".[14]

Characteristics

Head of a Kulang cock

Asil chicken of the long-tailed variety

A Reza cock and hens
There are many varieties of Asil. Among them are the Amroha, Bhaingam, Kilimooku, Kulang, Lasani, Madras, Mianwali, Reza and Sindhi types.[citation needed]

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Asil hens are not good layers, but sit well.[citation needed] They may lay about 70 eggs per year; the eggs vary from cream-coloured to brownish, and weigh approximately 40 g
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