Dwarf Italians
The dwarf Italian is a breed of chicken.
origin
Around 1900 there are said to have been dwarf Italians in Germany in the partridge-colored breed. The Italian breed is considered to be large .
Racial history
The breed was imported from Great Britain around 1920. Schumann, Gotha, showed animals in the correct dwarf size for the first time. The roosters were the color of partridge, the hen gold. At the same time there were whites from O. Bartsch, Berlin. Was bred again in 1956 by R. Ernst and L. Höner. Schwarz 1919 by O. Bartsch, initially only in rose-combed. Silver-colored and blue ones in 1924, striped and orange-colored ones in 1935. Porcelain-colored ones were bred again from 1975 at E. Imberger, Frielendorf.
description
Shape and head
Long, slim cylinder shape with flowing lines. Full chest and shoulders, rounded belly. Posture as horizontal as possible. Well-covered cock's tail, slightly ascending. The base of the hen's tail is also quite broad. The long back rises slightly in the saddle. Thighs still visible, medium high legs. Two comb variants: standing comb with surrounding flag for the hen; rose-combed, finely pearled, narrowing towards the back with a lowered, non-resting thorn. Not too long wattles, white ear discs, red eyes.
Shades of color
- Partridge colored
- gold colored
- drawn in red
- Blue partridge colored
- Blue-gold colored
- Silver colored
- orange colored
- White-black columbia (light and dark)
- Yellow-black columbia
- black
- blue
- White
- yellow
- red
- Striped
- Identification color
- Gold-white fringed
- Porcelain colored
Data
| Rooster | hen | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 1.1 kg | 0.9 kg |
| Ring size | 13 | 11 |
| Laying performance | 140 | |
| Eggshell color | White | |
| Egg weight | 35 g |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Dwarf Italian chicken breed. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ https://gartenhuehner.de/huehnerrasse/zwerg-italiener/