Barnevelder

Barnevelder
Country of originThe Netherlands
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    • Standard: 3–3.5 kg
    • Bantam: 1000–1200 g
  • Female:
    • Standard: 2.5–2.75 kg
    • Bantam: 900–1000 g[1]
Egg colourbrown
Classification
APAcontinental[2]
EEyes[3]
PCGBsoft feather: heavy[4]

The Barnevelder is a Dutch breed of domestic chicken. It resulted from cross-breeding between local Dutch chickens and various "Shanghai" birds imported from Asia to Europe in the later part of the nineteenth century; these may have been of Brahma, Cochin or Croad Langshan type.[1] It is named for the town and gemeente (municipality) of Barneveld, in Gelderland in the central Netherlands. The hens are good layers of large brown eggs and, unlike some other breeds, continue to lay well during winter.

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