Ramelsloher
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Wissenswertes
The Ramelsloher is one of the very few German breeds that can be traced to a specific named village in written historical records from the 1600s. A tax ledger from Ramelsloh dated 1666 lists 'Ramelsloher Hühner' as a distinct type of chicken traded at market — making it one of the oldest named German chicken breeds with documentary evidence of continuity.
One of Germany's oldest documented chicken breeds, originating from the village of Ramelsloh near Winsen an der Luhe in Lower Saxony, with written records confirming the breed's existence from the 17th century. A medium-large dual-purpose bird with warm buff-yellow plumage, the Ramelsloher was once common across the Hamburg and Lower Saxony region as a practical farmyard hen. It declined steeply in the 20th century and nearly vanished, saved only by a small number of BDRG-affiliated conservation breeders who maintained breeding records and pedigree lines.
🏷️ Rasse
Ramelsloher
💭 Temperament
Calm, friendly, active, hardy, good forager
📏 Größe
Large (2.7-3.6 kg)
⏳ Lebenserwartung
5-8 years
🎨 Farben
Buff-yellow; warm golden tones with lighter hackle
🌍 Herkunft
Germany — Ramelsloh, Lower Saxony; documented from 17th century; BDRG recognised
🏠 Lebensraum
Free-range or enclosed run; well-adapted to north German conditions
🍽️ Ernährung
Layer pellets; good forager on pasture and farmland
🎯 Zweck
Dual Purpose
🥚 Eifarbe
Tinted
👑 Kammtyp
Single
🏅 EE-Klasse
Large Fowl