Vorwerk chicken
The Vorwerk is a rare German utility breed. It has the Lakenvelder's belted pattern with a buff body instead of white.
The Vorwerk is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Rare Soft Feather Light class. Its origin is given as Hamburg, Germany.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Black head, hackles, tail, Buff body, wings. Typical adult weights: cock about 2.5–3.2 kg, hen about 2.0–2.5 kg, bantam cock about 910 g and bantam hen about 680 g.
Expect roughly 160–190 eggs a year, with cream/tinted shells.
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
- Hamburg, Germany
History
Oskar Vorwerk of Hamburg began breeding it around 1900–02. He wanted a more useful smallholder bird than the Lakenvelder, with buff so dirt wouldn't show. He used Lakenvelder, Buff Orpington, Andalusian and Hittfelder (poultrykeeper) or Buff Sussex (Wikipedia). It was exhibited from 1912 and standardised by 1913. It appeared in the UK as the 'Buff Lakenvelder' in 1935 and returned in the 1970s.
Appearance
Black head, hackle and tail on a golden-buff body. It is sometimes wrongly called the Golden Lakenvelder, which is a separate breed.
Recognised colours
Black head, hackles, tail, Buff body, wings
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
- Cock
- 2.5–3.2 kg
- Hen
- 2.0–2.5 kg
- Bantam cock
- 910 g
- Bantam hen
- 680 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 160–190
- Egg colour
- Cream/tinted
- Notes
- Bred for a good feed-to-egg ratio, with meat as well.
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Beginners
- Suitable for beginners
- Good to know
- It is unrelated to the vacuum-cleaner company of the same name.
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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