Modern Langshan chicken
The Modern Langshan is a tall, game-like ornamental breed developed from the Croad Langshan. It is rarely seen today.
The Modern Langshan is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Rare Soft Feather Heavy class. Its origin is given as Great Britain (from Chinese stock). 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, Blue, White. Typical adult weights: cock about 4.55 kg, hen about 3.6 kg, bantam cock about 1133 g and bantam hen about 910 g.
Expect roughly 160–180 eggs a year, with brown shells.
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
- Rare Soft Feather Heavy
- Origin
- Great Britain (from Chinese stock)
History
After Major Croad's 1872 imports, British breeders in the 1890s selected for longer legs, tighter feathers and a higher stance to set the Langshan apart from the Black Cochin. The German Langshan developed along similar lines in the early 1900s. The breed was once fairly popular but has declined.
Appearance
Lighter and more game-like than the Croad, and sometimes compared to the Modern Game. The legs are only lightly feathered.
Recognised colours
Black, Blue, White
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
- Cock
- 4.55 kg
- Hen
- 3.6 kg
- Bantam cock
- 1133 g
- Bantam hen
- 910 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 160–180
- Egg colour
- Brown
- Notes
- Wikipedia says it is a good producer of neither eggs nor meat.
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- Poultrykeeper lists it as a rare breed.
Conservation status (RBST)
A priority breed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist.
Breed club
- The Rare Poultry Society, umbrella · Website
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