Dwarf Barnevelder
The Zwerg-Barnevelder ( English Barnevelder Bantam ) is a bantam that was bred in Germany from 1922. In the Netherlands, the crossing of dwarf Barnevelders and Indian fighters later resulted in their own breeding line, which is still very popular. The dwarf Barneveld is derived from the Barnevelder , a breed of chicken named after the Dutch town of Barneveld (Barneveld has long been a well-known center of Dutch poultry production).
history
The first dwarf Barnevelders were bred in the Netherlands, where they were first exhibited at the poultry show in Utrecht in 1921.
In 1931 the breed was recognized after years of breeding activity, especially by Dietrich Gießen (Mülheim an der Ruhr). Gießen mated a small brown-black double - lined hen of the large breed with a dwarf Rhodeländer rooster. Furthermore, golden dwarf Wyandottes , German dwarf Langschan and pheasant-brown Indian dwarf fighters were crossed. Parallel to Giessen's efforts in Germany, breeders also tried to dwarf the great Barnevelders in Great Britain, where the breed did not establish itself.
In 1954 the black and 1960 the white color was added to the breed standard . Both were bred by Hans Altheinz (Kirchhain / Hessen).
In the 80s of the 20th century, the dark brown (Karl Röder, Maintal / Hessen, 1987) and the characteristic color (Kurt Göbel, Hochheim / Hessen, 1988) were added.
Brown-blue double-lined animals were imported from the Netherlands by KH Holtkamp (Hille / Ostwestfalen). In 1987 they were also recognized, but initially disappointed with their breeding characteristics, so that Klaus Gebhard (Kasendorf / Bavaria) began to breed them again.
Breed characteristics
According to the BDRG - breed standard, the dwarf Barnevelder is "a bantam with a spacious body, broad, medium-high stand, proud posture and a pleasantly lively temperament." The roosters weigh 1200 g, while the hens weigh 1000 g.
Behavior and attitude
The animals are considered calm and trusting. In addition, they are sturdy, so they are also suitable for beginners in chicken farming.
Utility properties
The dwarf Barnevelders lay quite a number of large and unusually dark brown eggs. The breed standard specifies minimum values of 150 pieces with a weight of 40 g.
distribution
According to the 2016 breeding stock survey of the Federation of German Pedigree Poultry Breeders , the dwarf Barnevelders are number 5 among the most popular bantams . 957 breeding cocks and 4147 breeding hens were recorded here. Mind you, these are only registered breeding animals. The author of the final report complains about the low reporting morale of the breeders, so it can be assumed that there are significantly more breeding animals. The good utility, the uncomplicated keeping and the nature of the animals also suggest that there is also a large number of animals among pure animal owners.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Proll, Rudi: Pocket atlas of chickens and bantams, 182 breeds for garden, house, yard and exhibition . 3. Edition. Ulmer, E, Stuttgart 2014, ISBN 978-3-8001-8285-5 , pp. 140 .
- ↑ a b c d Pehle, Tobias / Hackstein, Yara: Dumont's little lexicon of chickens: rearing, keeping, races . Dörfler-Verl, Eggolsheim 2008, ISBN 978-3-89555-463-6 , p. 112 f .
- ^ David Scrivener: Popular Poultry Breeds. Crowood Press, Ramsbury UK, 2014. ISBN 978-1-84797-971-1 . therein Chapter 8: Barnevelder.
- ↑ a b c Outbred Barnevelders and Dwarf Barnevelders. SV der Breeder of the Barnevelder and Dwarf Barnevelder Chicken Germany, accessed on November 14, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Kopp, Dieter: Barnevelder and Zwerg-Barnevelder . 6., revised. Edition Oertel + Spörer, Reutlingen 2012, ISBN 978-3-88627-558-8 , pp. 36 .
- ↑ Hansjörg Opala: Final report on the breeding stock survey 2016 . Ed .: Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter e. V. Hasselbachtal OT Reichenbach 2016, p. 6 .