Appenzeller Barthuhn
Alemannic German: Bartli | |
| Country of origin | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Distribution |
|
| Use | eggs |
| Classification | |
| APA | no[4] |
| EE | yes[5] |
| PCGB | soft feather light[6] |
The Appenzeller Barthuhn is a Swiss
Schweizer
.
History
The Barthuhn was bred from about 1860 in the historical
Polverara and Russian Bearded stock.[7][8]: 36 Much of the breeding was done by a man named Züst in the district of Vorderland in the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, who hoped that a bearded and rose-combed bird might have a better resistance to frost than other chickens.[7] The breed was recognised in 1898.[7]
A
Canton of Aargau.[7]
A
flock-book was started in 2005; in 2019 the recorded population consisted of 334 hens and 205 cocks.[9]
: 12
Characteristics
The Barthuhn is a light chicken: hens weigh some 1.6–1.8 kg, cock birds about 2.0–2.3 kg.[10][11]
It is recognised by the
game fowl.[8]
: 41
Ring size is 18 mm for cocks and 16 mm for hens.[12][13]: 4
Use
Hens may lay some 150 white-shelled eggs in their first year, with an average weight of 55 g.[10][14]
References
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- ^ ISBN 3258066698. Archived 24 May 2022.
- ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Appenzeller Barthuhn / Switzerland (Chicken). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2022.
- ^ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
- ^ Chickens: Soft Feather Light. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Norbert Niemeyer (2011). Hühner aus dem Appenzeller Land (in German). Geflügelzeitung 23/2011. Berlin: HK Verlagsgesellschaft.
- ^ ISBN 9781119509141.
- ^ Tiergenetische Ressourcen der Schweizer Landwirtschaft (in German). Bern: Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft. Accessed August 2022.
- ^ a b Das Appenzeller Barthuhn (in German). Neukirch an der Thur: Züchterverein für ursprüngliches Nutzgeflügel. Archived 27 November 2016.
- ^ Appenzeller Barthuhn (in German). ProSpecieRara Schweiz. Accessed August 2022.
- ^ a b Rassename: Appenzeller Barthühner. Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Accessed August 2022.
- ^ [s.n.] (2021). Ringgrössenverzeichnis/Liste des bagues (in German and French). Standard- und Fachkommission von Rassegeflügel Schweiz/Commission du standard et technique de Volailles de race Suisse. Accessed August 2022.
- ^ Rassetafeln: Hühner (in German). Reichenbach, Haselbachtal: Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter. Accessed August 2022.