Other names German: Lakenfelder Skin color White Primary use eggs Egg size Medium Recognized variety Silver | Country of origin Germany Comb type Single, 5-pointed Egg production (annual) 150 Temperament Active, Quick Egg color Tinted, White | |
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Conservation status GEH, Germany: III, endangered Weight Male: up to 2.5 kgFemale: up to 2 kg Similar Vorwerk chicken, Kraienkopp, Hamburg chicken, Faverolles chicken, Welsummer | ||
Lakenvelder chicken breed breeder flock
The Lakenvelder /ˈlɑːkənvɛldər/ or Lakenfelder is a breed of domestic chicken from the Nordrhein-Westfalen area of Germany and neighbouring areas of the Netherlands. It was first recorded in 1727.
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- Lakenvelder chicken breed breeder flock
- Chicken breeds e13 lakenvelder hens and rooster black white lakenvelders lakenfelder h hner
- History
- Characteristics
- Use
- References
Chicken breeds e13 lakenvelder hens and rooster black white lakenvelders lakenfelder h hner
History
The Lakenvelder was first imported into Britain in 1901, and was shown in Shrewsbury in 1902. It was admitted to the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association in 1939.
Characteristics
The head, neck hackle and tail of the Lakenvelder are solid black, without spots, ticks or stripes; the inner web of the wing primaries and secondaries is black. The rest of the bird is white with a pale blue-grey under-colour. The black-and-white pattern is similar to the colouring of the Lakenvelder breed of cattle, which originated in the same area.
The eyes are bright chestnut or red, the beak dark horn, and the face, wattles and comb bright red, with white earlobes. The legs are slate-blue.
Use
The Lakenvelder lays up to 160 white eggs, weighing up to 50 g each, per year.
