Åbohöna

A Swedish landrace chicken from the Åbo region of southern Sweden, likely originating from the area near Åbo in Scania (Skåne) or possibly the broader southern Swedish farmlands. The Åbohöna is a medium-sized, hardy bird with a single comb and clean legs, developed as the traditional farm chicken of southern Swedish smallholdings. Like many Swedish landrace breeds, its plumage is variable — white, black, grey, speckled, or mixed — reflecting generations of selection for practical farm qualities rather than uniform colour. Åbohönas are calm, good foragers, and well-adapted to the open, arable landscape of southern Sweden where mixed farming was the traditional pattern. The breed was identified by Swedish poultry conservation surveys in the late 20th century and has been included in the national gene bank. Registered in DAD-IS and maintained by a small number of Swedish conservation breeders.