My daughter has a pair and just loves them:). The pair she has aren't really highstrung or stand-offish. Most people don't know what they are when they see them but think they are pretty birds:). Ours are bantams.
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Vorwerk is a different breed but very similar to the Lakenvelder; bulkier type, less tail, comb heel follows neckline. There should be no black speckling on the buff feathers, but this is a hard standard to reach, as birds with the correct grey underfluff tend toward spotting. Vorwerks have a single comb that has up to six serrations; orange-red eyes; medium-sized wattles; white earlobes, and slate grey skin. One of the Vorwerks claims to fame is the fact that it is the only breed of chicken that shares its name with a household appliance, a vacuum cleaner.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Breed Purpose | Dual Purpose |
| Comb | Single |
| Broodiness | Seldom |
| Climate Tolerance | All Climates |
| Egg Productivity | Medium |
| Egg Size | Medium |
| Egg Color | Light Brown |
| Breed Temperament | Flighty,Easily handled,Bears confinement well |
| Breed Colors/Varieties | Black buff black sometimes called Golden Lakenvelder in the US. blue buff blue were created in Holland but now probably extinct. white buff white were created in Holland but will soon be extinct. |
| Breed Size | Bantam |
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January 11, 2012 at 10:16 am
Article: Vorwerk
Breed Details: The standard size was originated by Oskar Vorwerk in Germany from a region poluted by industry. Normal lakenvelders became dirty and that is why the breeder made them buff. In 1966, a U.S. man named Wilmar Vorwerk of New Ulm, MN developed an interest in the breed, but it had not been exported to North America so he created a bantam version from scratch using Lakenvelders, Buff and Blue Wyandottes, Black-tailed Buff and Buff Columbian Rosecombs. European fanciers have also independently miniaturized a bantam Vorwerk. Though the large fowl Vorwerk has never been accepted in the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection, the American Bantam Association has recognized the U.S. version of the Vorwerk Bantam. This breed is so rare there is no specific breed club, although in Britain the Rare Poultry Society does include the Vorwerk under its protective Ârare breed umbrella. Standard size males weigh 2.5-3.2 kilos (5.5-7.5 pounds), and females weigh 2-2.5 kilos (4.5-5.5 pounds). Bantam males are 765 grams (27 ounces), and females are 650 grams (23 ounces). Vorwerk hens are good layers of cream or tinted eggs. The Vorwerk was created as a hardy dual porpose fowl and is an economical eater. Contributor to this breed page henk69 and mrandmrschicken. Thanks. |
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