General Information

Species

Poultry-Fowl

Breeding Tract

Nellore, Cuddapah, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

Main Use

Food – Meat, Eggs

Comment On Main Use

Cocks Are Occasionally Used For Fighting. The Utility Of These Birds For Egg Production Is Very Little.

Origin

This Breed Might Have Been Named After The Name Of The Area I.E. Sri Kalahasti In Chittoor District Where These Birds Are Found. However, In The Breeding Tract, The Birds Are Known Not By The Name Kalasthi But As Desi.

Herd Book Or Rigister Established

No

Breed Societies(If Any)

No

Morphology

Normal

Normal

Plumage Pattern

Patchy

Plumage Colour

Bluish Black

Comb Type

Pea Or Single

Skin Colour

White Or Pinkish

Shank Colour

Grey

Egg Shell Colour

Brown

Visible Character

Neck Is Long And Is Covered With Golden Feathers. Brown Colored Birds Have Dark Brown Feathers On Neck And Bluish Black Or Dark Brown On Tail. Wings Are Dorsally Set Exposing Thighs Covered With Smooth Feathers.