Silver Campines 2000

Kura & Kuritsa

Sunday 24th September

Kura (left) Kuritsa (right)

At first I thought that these birds were female Cream Legbars but was proved wrong later, when Kura's comb started to develop, and the Cream Legbar chicks started to develop their head crests.


Monday 25th September

Kura

Kuritsa


Tuesday 26th September

Kura

Weight = 50g

Length of wing primaries = 40 mm

Tail Length = 10 mm

Kuritsa

Weight = 50g

Length of wing primaries = 40 mm

Tail Length = 10 mm


Wednesday 27th September

Kura

Weight = 50g

Length of wing primaries = 50 mm

Tail Length = 12 mm

Kuritsa

Weight = 50g

Length of wing primaries = 45 mm

Tail Length = 12 mm


Sunday 1st October

Kura

Weight = 30g

Length of wing primaries = 57 mm

Tail Length = 19 mm

Kuritsa

Weight = 50g

Length of wing primaries = 64 mm

Tail Length = 20 mm


Monday 2nd October

Kura

Weight = 30g

Length of wing primaries = 57 mm

Tail Length = 19 mm

Kuritsa

Weight = 50g

Length of wing primaries = 69 mm

Tail Length = 26 mm


Thursday 5th October

Kura

Weight = 40g

Length of wing primaries = 66 mm

Tail Length = 20 mm

Kuritsa

Weight = 60g

Length of wing primaries = 77 mm

Tail Length = 27 mm


Monday 9th October

Kura

Weight = 75g

Length of wing primaries = 80 mm

Tail Length = 26 mm

Kuritsa

Weight = 100g

Length of wing primaries = 85 mm

Tail Length = 36 mm


13th October

Kura

Weight = 100g

Length of wing primaries = 86 mm

Tail Length = 35 mm

Kuritsa

Weight = 125g

Length of wing primaries = 96 mm

Tail Length = 41 mm


18th October

Kura

Weight = 200g

Length of wing primaries = 95 mm

Tail Length = 50 mm

Notice how Kura's comb is growing larger than Kuritsa's.

Kuritsa

Weight = 225g

Length of wing primaries = 105 mm

Tail Length = 51 mm


22nd October

Kura

Kuritsa


Sunday 28th October

Kura

  Weight = 325 g

Length of wing primaries = 107 mm

Tail Length = 71 mm

Kuritsa

  Weight = 325 g

Length of wing primaries = 126 mm

Tail Length = 77 mm


9th November

Kura

  Weight = 525 g

Length of wing primaries = 152 mm

Tail Length = 102 mm

Kuritsa

  Weight = 500 g

Length of wing primaries = 149 mm

Tail Length = 100 mm


19th November

Kura

Kuritsa


30th December

Kura

Kuritsa


21st January 2001

Above: Ashley the Exchequer Leghorn hen & Kura the Silver Campine cockerel. Kura has started to crow as well! He started trying to crow in November, but has now perfected the art. He is the first of the cockerels to perfect the crowing art, and has been the first of the cockerels to mature, despite being the smallest and lightest male bird in the flock.

Kura now weighs 1425 g

Below: Kuritsa, who still needs to mature more before she starts to lay eggs.

Kuritsa weighs 1125 g


19th April

Kura

Kura weighs 1900 g

Kuritsa

Kuritsa laid her first ever egg on April 8th.
Her eggs are small and white. Notice how her Comb and Wattles have
become larger and redder since coming into lay.

Kuritsa weighs 1575


Barnevelders Marans
Silver Campines Indian Game

Cream Legbars: Pullets (females); Cockerels (males) - Cream Legbars are a sex-linked breed, which means that cockerels (males) and pullets (females) are hatched a different colour.

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