German salmon chicken
| German salmon chicken | ||
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| Origin: | Breeding from different breeds, including Brahma and Dorking | |
| Colour: | salmon-colored, white, white-black columbia, blue-salmon-colored | |
| Weight: | Rooster 3.0-4.0 kg, hen 2.5-3.25 kg | |
| Laying output per year: | 150 eggs | |
| Eggshell color: | light yellow to brown | |
| Egg weight: | 55 grams | |
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The German salmon chicken is a breed of domestic chicken ( Gallus gallus domesticus ).
Origin and characteristics
Several mast races were involved in the creation of this breed, including Brahma and Dorking . The Houdan was also crossed here. German salmon chickens have a number of peculiarities. They have a beard fluff with a ruff on their head. This is due to the crossbreeding of Houdan chickens. While other breeds have four toes, the German salmon chicken is fifteen. Hens have salmon-colored plumage. The body fletching is very dense, although not as strongly developed as in Brahma or Cochin .
German salmon chickens are characterized by good laying and fattening performance. They are therefore considered a dual-purpose breed . By their nature, they are considered trusting. Since they have little tendency to fly, they are suitable for free-range husbandry.
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Existence and endangerment
The German salmon grouse is rare and has been added to the list of endangered domestic animal breeds . The Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food lists the Barnevelders in the " Red List of Endangered Livestock Breeds 2013 " in the lowest hazard class V (little endangered). According to this, there were 422 roosters and 1804 hens in Germany in 2009. The German salmon chicken had previously been classified as "endangered" for a long time.
More common than the large breed is the recognized bantam breed, the German dwarf salmon chicken , which also exists in black.
Web links
- Breed boards chickens. (PDF file) In: bdrg.de/rassetafeln. Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter , p. 29 , accessed on July 31, 2014 (6 MB).
- Special association of German salmon chicken and dwarf chicken breeders
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from December 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Red list of domestic farm animal breeds in Germany 2013 ( Memento from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )