Barnevelder chicken
The Barnevelder is a Dutch dual-purpose breed famous for its large, dark brown eggs and its double-laced plumage.
The Barnevelder is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Soft Feather Heavy class. Its origin is given as Barneveld, Netherlands.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Black, Double Laced, Partridge (extinct), Silver. Typical adult weights: cock about 3.2–3.6 kg, hen about 2.7–3.2 kg, bantam cock about 910 g and bantam hen about 740 g.
Expect roughly 180–230 eggs a year, with dark brown shells. It is mainly kept for eggs.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, poultrykeeper.com, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Soft Feather Heavy
- Origin
- Barneveld, Netherlands
- Kept for
- Eggs
History
It was developed around Barneveld, east of Utrecht. From about 1865, local farm fowl were crossed with Asian 'Shanghai' birds of Brahma, Cochin or Croad Langshan type, and possibly Buff Orpington around 1906. Hans Schippers credits the Langshan with the greatest influence. The breed was standardised around 1913. The British Barnevelder Club formed in 1922, it entered British standards in 1923, and it reached the American Standard in 1991.
Appearance
Double Laced is the only variety standardised in both the Netherlands and America, and the most popular in the UK. Bantams are kept.
Recognised colours
Black, Double Laced, Partridge (extinct), Silver
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
- Cock
- 3.2–3.6 kg
- Hen
- 2.7–3.2 kg
- Bantam cock
- 910 g
- Bantam hen
- 740 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 180–230
- Egg colour
- Dark brown
- Notes
- Hens lay large brown eggs and, unlike many breeds, keep laying well in winter.
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- Show birds from 2015–16 national shows are pictured on poultrykeeper.
Conservation status (RBST)
Not on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority list.
Breed club
- British Barnevelder Club, breed-specific · Website
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