Lakenfelder chicken
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| Origin: | Country chicken | ||
| Colour: | Head, neck and tail areas black, the rest white with a few black feathers | ||
| Weight: | Rooster: 1.75–2.25 kg, hen 1.5–2 kg |
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| Laying output per year: | 160 eggs in the 1st year, which is reduced to 150 in the 2nd year | ||
| Eggshell color: | White | ||
| Breeding standards: | BDRG | ||
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The Lakenfelder chicken is a breed chicken with defined standards.
Origin and characteristics
The Lakenfelder chicken belongs to the family of the so-called German country chickens . There are several explanations about the home of the Lakenfelder. According to one assumption, the breed is said to have originated in Westphalia in the area of Dielingen , near the Dümmer in Lower Saxony, others assume that the chicken was bred in the Dutch Lakerveld .
In 1854 the Lakenfelder were introduced under their racial name "Jerusalemer". The name "Lakenfelder" was also given to other farm animals, namely the Lakenvelder cattle , a breed of pigs or guinea pigs, as they are characterized by the typical "Lakenveller" color.
The breed was developed in the 19th century from dead leggers , campers and the Belgian Zottegemer chicken and is considered a dual-purpose chicken . The laying maturity is usually reached in the course of the 6th month of life. The first eggs weigh around 35 g and must therefore not be used for further breeding. Ring sizes: cock 18, hen 16
Existence and endangerment
The Lakenfeld chicken is rare and is considered an endangered breed of domestic animal . The BDRG and the GEH have classified the breed in the " Red List of Endangered Livestock Breeds 2013 " in hazard class III (endangered). After that there were only 308 roosters and 1227 hens in Germany in 2009.
Dwarf sheet fields
- The dwarf form of the sheet fields is unsuitable for use as meat animals. Their characteristics are described as follows:
- Weights: rooster 900 g, hen 800 g
- Hatching eggs - minimum weight: 35 g
- Shell color of the eggs: white
- Ring sizes: Rooster 13, Hen 11
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- Lakenfeld breeding
- Lakenfelder special association
- Breed description of the society for the preservation of old and endangered domestic animal breeds
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.geh.de/geh/index.php/rassebeschreibung/55-gefluegelhuhn/152-lakenfelder-huhn Race description of the society for the preservation of old and endangered domestic animal breeds
- ↑ Red list of domestic livestock breeds in Germany 2013 ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
