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Lakenvelder Reviews

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Lakenvelder
January 11, 2012 at 8:42 pm
ReiMiraa
Reviewed by ReiMiraa
Pros: Looks
Cons: flighty, small eggs

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.

January 11, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Lbrad7
Reviewed by Lbrad7
Pros: Males are very beautiful
Cons: Can be hard to confine and a little flighty

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.

January 11, 2012 at 7:48 am
mandelyn
Reviewed by mandelyn
Pros: Nice sized white eggs for their size, excellent foragers, good feed conversion, not prone to going broody
Cons: Can be flighty and will not go broody

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.

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