Barnevelder
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Wissenswertes
Barneveld became the centre of Dutch egg production thanks to the Barnevelder — the village still calls itself the 'Egg City' and hosts the annual EggCity festival.
A celebrated Dutch breed from the village of Barneveld in Gelderland, developed in the early 20th century to produce the darkest brown eggs of any commercially viable breed. Barnevelders combine the Asian blood of Brahmas and Cochins with local Dutch farm birds, producing a handsome double-laced brown plumage in hens and a rich beetle-green black in cocks. They are calm, easily tamed, and well-suited to free-range or garden keeping.
🏷️ Rasse
Barnevelder
💭 Temperament
Calm, docile, friendly, good with children, active forager
📏 Größe
Large (2.7-3.6 kg)
⏳ Lebenserwartung
5-8 years
🎨 Farben
Hens: rich brown with double lacing; Cocks: black with beetle-green sheen
🌍 Herkunft
Netherlands — Barneveld, Gelderland; developed 1900–1920s
🏠 Lebensraum
Free-range or enclosed run; cold-hardy breed
🍽️ Ernährung
Layer pellets; good forager — supplements with insects and seeds
🎯 Zweck
Dual Purpose
🥚 Eifarbe
Dark Brown
👑 Kammtyp
Single
🏅 EE-Klasse
Large Fowl