Kraienköppe chicken
The Kraienköppe (Dutch: Twents Hoen) is a hardy, walnut-combed German-Dutch border breed kept for eggs and showing.
The Kraienköppe is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Rare Soft Feather Light class. Its origin is given as Germany/Netherlands border.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Silver, Golden, Black Breasted Red. Typical adult weights: cock about 2.5–2.95 kg, hen about 1.8–2.5 kg, bantam cock about 850 g and bantam hen about 740 g.
Expect roughly 150–180 eggs a year, with cream/tinted 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
- Rare Soft Feather Light
- Origin
- Germany/Netherlands border
- Kept for
- Eggs
History
It was developed from local fowl crossed with Malays and later Silver Duckwing Leghorns. Wikipedia dates this to the late 1800s; poultrykeeper says the early 19th century. It was first shown in the Netherlands in 1920 and in Germany in 1925.
Appearance
Small walnut comb and yellow skin. Cocks weigh about 2.75 kg and hens about 1.8 kg. Wikipedia lists many UK colours, including silver, gold, crele, pile and cuckoo.
Recognised colours
Silver, Golden, Black Breasted Red
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
- Cock
- 2.5–2.95 kg
- Hen
- 1.8–2.5 kg
- Bantam cock
- 850 g
- Bantam hen
- 740 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 150–180
- Egg colour
- Cream/tinted
- Notes
- A fair number of off-white eggs.
Temperament
- Keeping notes
- An active, hardy forager that thrives free range.
Hardiness
Hardy
Broodiness
Will go broody
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
Not recorded yet.
Conservation status (RBST)
Not on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority list.
Breed club
- The Rare Poultry Society, umbrella · Website
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