Sulmtaler chicken
The Sulmtaler is a hardy Austrian dual-purpose breed from the Sulm valley in southern Styria.
The Sulmtaler is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Rare Soft Feather Heavy class. Its origin is given as Styria, Austria.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Wheaten.
Expect roughly 130–180 eggs a year, with cream/tinted shells.
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Rare Soft Feather Heavy
- Origin
- Styria, Austria
History
Like the Altsteirer, it comes from Styrian country fowl. In the late 1800s these were heavily crossed with Cochin, Dorking and Houdan to make fattening birds. Around 1900 breeders gathered the remaining old-type birds and rebuilt the breed.
Appearance
Cocks weigh 3–4 kg and hens 2.5–3.5 kg. Almost always gold wheaten, the only colour in the 1958 standard. White was created in East Germany after the war, and Austria accepted silver and blue wheaten in 2013.
Recognised colours
Wheaten
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 130–180
- Egg colour
- Cream/tinted
- Notes
- Hens lay 130–180 eggs a year, of about 55 g.
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Hardy
Broodiness
Non-sitters
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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