Lakenvelder chicken
The Lakenvelder is a striking German-Dutch light breed: white body with black neck hackles and tail.
The Lakenvelder is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Rare Soft Feather Light class. Its origin is given as Netherlands / Westphalia.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Black, White. Typical adult weights: cock about 2.25–2.7 kg, hen about 2 kg, bantam cock about 680 g and bantam hen about 510 g.
Expect about 190 eggs a year, with white/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
- Netherlands / Westphalia
- Kept for
- Eggs
History
Its origin is unclear. It may be Dutch (recorded from 1727, possibly named after Lakerveld) or from Dielingen in Westphalia, as sports of the Westfälischer Totleger; a breeder called Wirz showed them in 1835. It was popular until more productive breeds arrived. It came to England in 1901, but the British club lasted only until the First World War. It reached America around 1905 and its Standard in 1939.
Appearance
White body, black hackles and tail.
Recognised colours
Black, White
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
- Cock
- 2.25–2.7 kg
- Hen
- 2 kg
- Bantam cock
- 680 g
- Bantam hen
- 510 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- about 190
- Egg colour
- White/tinted
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- Clean markings are hard to get, so rear plenty of birds to select from.
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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