Appenzeller Barthühner
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Wissenswertes
The Appenzeller Barthühner is so rare that in some years fewer than 500 pure breeding birds exist across all of Europe. It is listed on Swiss national rare breed registers as critically endangered.
The lesser-known sibling of the Spitzhauben, the Barthühner (Bearded Hen) is a compact, bearded Swiss breed from Appenzell with a rose comb rather than the Spitzhauben's V-comb and crest. Barthühners are calm and cold-hardy, better suited to enclosed keeping than the flighty Spitzhauben. An ancient conservation breed maintained almost exclusively in Switzerland and Germany, they are considered critically rare and efforts are ongoing to establish a stable breeding population.
🏷️ Rasse
Appenzeller Barthühner
💭 Temperament
Calmer than Spitzhauben, active, cold-hardy, hardy
📏 Größe
Medium (1.8-2.3 kg)
⏳ Lebenserwartung
5-8 years
🎨 Farben
Black, blue, partridge
🌍 Herkunft
Switzerland — Appenzell canton; ancient breed
🏠 Lebensraum
Enclosed run or free-range; cold-hardy alpine breed
🍽️ Ernährung
Layer pellets; moderate to good forager
🎯 Zweck
Dual Purpose
🥚 Eifarbe
White
👑 Kammtyp
Rose
🏅 EE-Klasse
Large Fowl