Hamburg
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Wissenswertes
Hamburgs were once called 'Pheasants' by English farmers for their wild, flighty nature. Charles Darwin used them in his breeding experiments and wrote about them extensively in 'The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication'.
One of the oldest and most elegant European breeds, known for centuries across northern Europe as 'Everyday Layers' for their consistent production of small, bright white eggs. Hamburgs are compact and beautifully marked birds — the spangled varieties carry perfectly round, beetle-green black moon-shaped spangles on every feather. They are active, alert, and superb foragers but prefer an open range lifestyle and can be flighty if confined. William Makepeace Thackeray was a noted admirer.
🏷️ Rasse
Hamburg
💭 Temperament
Active, alert, flighty, hardy, excellent forager
📏 Größe
Medium (1.8-2.3 kg)
⏳ Lebenserwartung
5-8 years
🎨 Farben
Silver-spangled, gold-spangled, silver-pencilled, gold-pencilled, black, white
🌍 Herkunft
Northern Europe (Germany/Netherlands); documented from 14th century
🏠 Lebensraum
Free-range strongly preferred; dislikes confinement
🍽️ Ernährung
Layer pellets; thrives foraging — historically called 'Moon Bird' for roaming moonlit fields
🎯 Zweck
Egg
🥚 Eifarbe
White
👑 Kammtyp
Rose
🏅 EE-Klasse
Large Fowl