Dutch breeds anyone?

[Karel]

Hi, I'm curious if anyone has stories about their Dutch breeds and where you got them from! Thanks,

 

[Shadrach]

Anything you can contribute here @BDutch ?

 

[BDutch]

Hi, I'm curious if anyone has stories about their Dutch breeds and where you got them from! Thanks,

Do you mean Dutch breeds like Barnevelders and Drents hoen?
Or are you just interested in the bantam breed named Dutch (Hollandse kriel).

Here is a list with the Dutch names. If you click on a link you get a description , picture or google results.
Nederlandse kippenrassen:

• Assendelfts hoen
• Barnevelder
• Brabanter
• Brabants boerenhoen
• Chaams hoen
• Drents hoen
• Eikenburger kriel
• Fries hoen
• Groninger meeuw
• Hollands hoen
• Hollandse kriel
• Hollandse kuifhoen
• Kraaikop
• Lakenvelder hoen
• Mergellandhoen
• Nederlandse baardkuifhoen
• Nederlandse sabelpootkriel
• Noordhollandse Blauwe
• Schijndelaar
• Twentse hoenders
• Uilebaard
• Welsumer

 

[BDutch]

I have only Dutch as Dutch breed.
These are very social, smart and very tiny chickens. Mine are 5,8 and 9 years old. You can find more info in the review section.

The most peculiar adventure I had with them was when the flock was free ranging, spotted a dog and panicked. Thrr we al flew iver the hedge to the garden of the neighbours.
I try to find it for you.

 

[BDutch]

QUOTE="BDutch, post: 23886448, member: 353833"]
A strange thing happened last spring.
(Sorry my English is not that great to tell a well written story)

We have a young and playful neighbour dog and no complete fence between our yards. The dog is in the house most of the time or laced and isn’t allowed to pass the ‘fence’. But he escapes now and then and goes around the fence sometimes to ‘play’ with my chickens if they free range.

The chickens are frightened as hell of the dog. Luckily they have good instincts and can fly a little to seek a safe place within seconds.

The escape
Last spring the dog escaped and the chickens panicked and flew over the fenced ivy hedge to the other side. The chickens go there more often because there fence is 4x4” and the holes in the ivy are big enough for my bantams to pass through at several points.

Some chickens returned home after several hours, others at sunset. Only my Ini mini didn’t return that evening.

Where is Ini mini?
The next day we got a message on the WhatsApp group of our neighbourhood with about 200 members. This guy posted a picture of my missing Ini mini. A neighbour three gardens further away found her.

Trapped
So I went over to take her home. Without the panic she couldn’t fly over this fence. And there were no holes in this fence.

I noticed she was very relieved when I walked home with her.

Home again
When I put her in the run with the other chickens I had the most strange experience with my chickens. Ini mini started to ‘talk’ .
talked excitedly about her feelings or her experiences. I don't know how much they can't explain, but this was a very special mix of excited sounds. She kept repeating that a few times.

The other chickens immediately came running and stood and sat in a circle around her. All 7 chickens answer her with soothing (tut tut tut) sounds.

Then Ini mini starts to cackle excitedly again. The other chickens answered in the same way. This went on for at least 10 to 15 minutes until it was ready and each of the chickens went their own way.
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[Karel]

Thanks everyone, sorry for my delayed reply. I'm Dutch myself, and never really paid attention to chicken when i lived i. The Netherlands. Now i was trying to see if there are BYC Member that have Durch-origin breeds in the US, and what their experiences are..Do they do well here etc. Just curious!! I'll definitely dig deeper, thank you for the way to get started in my search!!

 

[JedJackson]

Several Dutch breeds are raised here often. Welsumers are very popular and common in America. Double laced Barnevelders, too.

Hamburgs are long established here. It is said that the penciled varieties originated in Holland, and the spangled varieties originated in Britain. They are all popular at poultry shows.

There is a company called Greenfire Farms that imports rare breeds of chickens from all over. They've offered Brabanters, Brabanconne, Schijndelaar, Groninger Meeuwen and more but they are still very rare in America.

Twentse are available here, even from some hatcheries.

White crested Dutch is an old name for white crested black Polish, and are said to have originated in Holland. They are widely available and very popular.

Sablepoot bantams are also available here.

 

[BDutch]

Several Dutch breeds are raised here often. Welsumers are very popular and common in America. Double laced Barnevelders, too.

Hamburgs are long established here. It is said that the penciled varieties originated in Holland, and the spangled varieties originated in Britain. They are all popular at poultry shows.

There is a company called Greenfire Farms that imports rare breeds of chickens from all over. They've offered Brabanters, Brabanconne, Schijndelaar, Groninger Meeuwen and more but they are still very rare in America.

Twentse are available here, even from some hatcheries.

White crested Dutch is an old name for white crested black Polish, and are said to have originated in Holland. They are widely available and very popular.

Sablepoot bantams are also available here.

Yes you are right about the crested Polish.
Strange how many breeds have their origin in the Netherlands (and Belgium).

Schijndelaar is a beautiful new breed from Schijndel in North-Brabant that lays green eggs. It made its way around very quickly.

Groninger meeuwen are an old heritage breed. They look very special (like a gull) but don’t lay many eggs.

What is your goal Karel?