Índio Gigante

A pen of Índio Gigante cockerels
Photo courtesy of Lucas Philipe Vasconcelos Gomes de Sousa

This is a Brazilian bird that may be the same as the Brazilian Game Fowl.

It is a very tall bird, the males being over 90 cm tall and the females must be over 80 cm.

Their meat is said to be very good, but they don't make good broodies due to their size.

A four-week-old Índio Gigante pullet
Photo courtesy of Lucas Philipe Vasconcelos Gomes de Sousa

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