Croad Langshan chicken
The Croad Langshan is an old, heavy, soft-feathered utility breed from China, named after the family that brought it to Britain.
The Croad Langshan is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Soft Feather Heavy class. Its origin is given as Langshan, China. It appears on the RBST Watchlist as a priority breed, so keepers of pure stock help conserve it.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Black, White. Typical adult weights: cock about 4.1 kg min, hen about 3.2 kg min, bantam cock about 770–910 g and bantam hen about 650–790 g.
Expect roughly 180–240 eggs a year, with brown (plum-tinted) shells. It is mainly kept as a dual-purpose bird.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, rbst.org.uk, poultrykeeper.com, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Soft Feather Heavy
- Origin
- Langshan, China
- Kept for
- Dual purpose
History
Major F.T. Croad imported birds from the Langshan ('Wolf Mountain') area near Nantong in 1872 and exhibited them at Crystal Palace; his niece, Miss A.C. Croad, is credited with establishing the breed. The club formed in 1904, lapsed from 1968 while the Rare Poultry Society cared for the breed, and re-formed in 1979. Exports gave rise to the German Langshan, and later the Australian Langshan (standardised in 1998).
Appearance
The name 'Croad' separates this original utility type from the tall show-bred Modern Langshan. Bantams were made from large fowl in the 1950s. The US recognises Black, White and Blue.
Recognised colours
Black, White
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
- Cock
- 4.1 kg min
- Hen
- 3.2 kg min
- Bantam cock
- 770–910 g
- Bantam hen
- 650–790 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 180–240
- Egg colour
- Brown (plum-tinted)
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
Not recorded yet.
Conservation status (RBST)
A priority breed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist.
Breed club
- Croad Langshan Club of GB, breed-specific
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