The Aseel, or Asil, is an ancient Indian game breed whose name means pure, bred for centuries as fighting stock — which shaped everything about it. The body is dense and muscular under hard close feathering, with a tiny pea comb and an upright carriage. Hens lay very few eggs, somewhere between 6 and 40 a year, but are fiercely protective mothers. Aseels are the reason "house game fowl separately" is standard advice: cockerels will not tolerate other males and often cannot share a pen at all.
Cold hardy
Heat tolerant
Broody
Egg colorCream To Light Brown
Egg production6–40 / year
TemperamentAggressive
BroodinessFrequent
ClimateCold hardy, Heat tolerant
PurposeShow
Weight
Large fowl (Standard size)
Hen4 lb
Rooster5.5 lb
Bantam (Miniature size)
Hen1.8 lb
Rooster2.3 lb
How to spot it
CombPea
Very small pea comb, with minimal wattles
Feathering
Hard, close and sparse — flesh often visible at the breast
Carriage
Upright, broad-shouldered, thick-boned
Look for
A heavy, muscular bird with almost no comb and a bold forward stare
Pea
