Landrace Chickens

[EledaWV]

I've been looking for a list of landrace chickens available in the U.S. (and beyond!), but most of the info available refers to Icelandics.
Please add to the list if you can!

Icelandics
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/299038/icelandic-chickens

Norwegian Jaerhons
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/8796/norwegian-jaerhon

Swedish Flower Hen
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/375288/swedish-flower-hen-thread

Olandsk Dwarf
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/375288/swedish-flower-hen-thread

Hedemora
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/414844/hedemora-thread

Im certain there are more..

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I think the Alho is a Finnish landrace.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGD/Finns/BRKFinns.html

I think Svarthöna is another Finnish landrace.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Svart/BRKSvart.html

 

[EledaWV]

So "Finnish Chicken" is an umbrella term which includes as varieties "Alho, Savitaipale, Hornio, Häme and Piikkiö", I woner if these are kept as seperate flocks or if its similar to Hedemoras, where different varieties exist but they are kept in the same group for breeding...hmm

Im not sure if the svarts are landrace, or if they were just developed in a specific region...

There are feral chickens in Key West and Hawaii, not a landrace, but interesting...

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I can't help with that but I think they're considered 'varieties' like a black vs. white leghorn. And they could very well be developed in different regions and be related - or not.

 

[Dorinda Troutman]

Facebook: The Landrace Concervancy https://www.facebook.com/groups/196...if_id=1509663270875316&notif_t=group_activity

Icelandic chickens worldwide group, including North America, Iceland and Norway (a lot of info under Files): https://www.facebook.com/groups/icelandicchickens/

 

[Kyanite]

I'm going to follow along. I keep Icelandics, SFH, and Svarthöna. I'm pretty enamored with landraces. I'm a member of the FB group Dorinda shared. It's a great resource.

 

[Rye]

Andalusians and Leghorns were Landrace fowl in their parent countries.

Dorkings were most likely a landrace as well thousands of years ago.

 

[orientphoenix]

hmong is a also another landrace
https://www.backyardchickens.com/reviews/hmong-qaib-hmoob.11817/