| Detail | Value |
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| Breed Purpose | Egg Layer |
| Comb | Single |
| Broodiness | Seldom |
| Climate Tolerance | All Climates |
| Egg Productivity | High |
| Egg Size | Small |
| Egg Color | White |
| Breed Temperament | Flighty,Bears confinement well,Shy |
| Breed Colors/Varieties | Silver lakenvelder: black white black; blue white blue; brown white brown are being created. Buff white buff are being created but it is not a lakenvelderpattern genetically. Vorwerk is the Dutch breed with the black gold black pattern. |
| Breed Size | Large Fowl |
| Model Name/Type | MPN | EAN/UPC |
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I had a cream colored one. I almost thought it was a type of banty. It loved being high up in the trees. It was almost impossible to catch. It lived long enough to prove that the eggs were small. This breed did not pass the test of surviving free ranging and was not useful.
One of my favorite breeds. Hens and roos are beautiful but the roos are especially beautiful. Average layers of med-small tinted eggs. Needs to be kept in a pen with a top or just allowed to free range. They are great fliers and can pretty much go wherever they like.
I have the golden variety, beautiful color! It is hard to find properly marked stock, most will have black on the body when it should be solid gold except on the neck and tail. Every one of them was a flighty lunatic, a good thing for free range, they trust nothing. Their size let's them fly well, be it away from danger or out of a pen. The gold coloration provides some protection from birds of prey.
Reliable layer of nice sized white eggs, given the size of the birds. Not good for meat being medium sized and light. They will not take a break to go broody.. good for a laying operation but not good if you were expecting babies from them naturally.
Breed Details: The Lakenvelder is an attention getter with it's graceful carriage and contrasts of black and white plumage. They like to be busy. In my experience they are shy, not overly friendly breed. They are not agressive and get along well with other chickens. They are good foragers on free range but also take confinement well. Hens are pretty independent and do not tend to go broody. You can count on good egg production with this egg layer breed. Eggs are small to medium in size and brown tinted white color. Following is some information from the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection: Standard Weights:
According to the standard colors for males:
According to the standard colors for females are similar to males. Plumage surface color in all sections white except head, neck and tail, which should be deep rich black, the blacker the better. Disqualifications:
Contributors to this breed listing are Henk69 and okiehen for her egg photo. Thanks. |
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