Friesian chicken

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Friesian
2014nr103 – RGZV Frankenthal IMG043 – Friesenhühner, gelb-weißgeflockt.jpg
Hen
Conservation statusFAO (2007): bantam: endangered[1]: 84 
Other names
  • Frisian
  • Dutch: Fries Hoen
Country of originNetherlands
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    standard: 1.4–1.6 kg[2]
    bantam: 550–650 g[3]: 119 
  • Female:
    standard: 1.2–1.4 kg[2]
    bantam: 450–550 g[3]: 119 
Egg colourwhite[4][5]
Comb typesingle
Classification
APAno[6]
EEyes[7]
PCGBrare soft feather: light[8]
Cock

The Friesian or Frisian, Dutch: Fries Hoen, is an ancient Dutch breed of chicken. It originates in Friesland, on the North Sea coast of the northern Netherlands.[9]

History[]

The Friesian originated in Friesland in northern Holland, and is thought to be an ancient breed. It is apparently related to other breeds in the area such as the , the , the Groninger Meeuw, the , the Ostfriesische Möwe and the Westfälischer Totleger.[10] The earliest written description may be that by R. Houwink in his Overzicht van alle bekende hoenderrassen, in hunne vormen en kleuren of 1909.[11] From the early twentieth century the Friesian was supplanted as an egg-layer by more productive breeds such as the Barnevelder, the Leghorn, the Rhode Island Red and the Welsumer.[11] During the First World War, it was not among the breeds for which a feed subsidy was available, and numbers fell. A breed society, the Fryske Hinne Klub, was formed in 1922.[11] A monograph on the breed, Ús Fryske Hinnen by F. Hoogeveen, was published in 1947.[10] A German breed society, the Sonderverein der Friesenhühner und Zwergfriesenhühner, was established in 1998.[10]

Characteristics[]

There are both standard-sized and bantam Friesians. The standard fowl is a light breed: cocks weigh 1.4–1.6 kg and hens 1.2–1.4 kg;[2] the bantam is very small.[3]: 118 

The birds stand fairly upright, and hold their tails high. The eyes are large and dark orange; the earlobes are small, oval and white; the comb is single, red, rather small, and has five or six serrations; the beak is horn-coloured; the legs are white in the cuckoo-patterned variety, slate-blue in all others.[12][3]: 118 

Twelve colour varieties are recognised in Holland, eleven in Germany, and three – chamois-pencilled, gold-pencilled and silver-pencilled – in the United Kingdom.[12][7]

Use[]

The hens are good layers of white eggs.[12] They may give approximately 200 eggs per year, with an average weight of 52 g.[4] Bantam hens lay about 120 eggs per year; the average weight is 30 g.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed January 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Friese Hoenders (in Dutch). Nederlandse Hoender en Dwerghoenderbond. Archived 28 August 2013.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Victoria Roberts (2008). British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 9781405156424.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Rassetafeln: Hühner (in German). Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter. Accessed April 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Rassetafeln: Zwerghühner (in German). Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter. Accessed April 2019.
  6. ^ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  8. ^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
  9. ^ Chickens. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 9 November 2018.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Geschiedenis (in Dutch). Fryske Hinne Klub. Archived 7 January 2017.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c Das Rasseportrait: Das Friesenhuhn (Fries Hoen) (in German). Vielfältige Initiative zur Erhaltung gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Accessed April 2019.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c Elly Vogelaar (August 2008). Chicken Run. Aviculture Europe 4 (4), article 5. Accessed April 2019.
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