Lincolnshire Buff chicken
The Lincolnshire Buff is a heavy, dual-purpose British farm breed. It was lost in the early 1900s and recreated from the late 1980s.
The Lincolnshire Buff is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Soft Feather Heavy class. Its origin is given as Lincolnshire, England.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Buff.
Expect roughly 120–150 eggs a year, with tinted shells.
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Soft Feather Heavy
- Origin
- Lincolnshire, England
History
Lincolnshire farms bred tens of thousands of these birds between the 1850s and the early 1900s. The railways took fresh produce to London, which supported the trade. The breed declined fast in the early 1900s. Brian Sands helped with a project, started in the late 1980s, to recreate it, and it entered the British Poultry Standards in 1997.
Appearance
Buff plumage on a heavy large-fowl frame.
Recognised colours
Buff
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 120–150
- Egg colour
- Tinted
- Notes
- Lincolnshire Buff breed society FAQ: pullets average 120–150 tinted eggs in the first year; declines with age.
Temperament
- In short
- Calm
- Keeping notes
- Calm, and broods its own chicks. Poultrykeeper calls it an ideal choice for small-scale keepers.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Broods its own chicks
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Beginners
- Ideal for small-scale keepers
Conservation status (RBST)
Not on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority list.
Breed club
- Lincolnshire Buff Poultry Society, breed-specific · Website
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