Dansk Landrace
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Fun Fact
The Dansk Landhøne was nearly lost when industrial poultry farming replaced Danish farmyard chickens with commercial hybrids in the 1950s–70s. DFfR conservation breeders gathered remaining birds from isolated farms across Jutland and the Danish islands — rebuilding the population from just a handful of founding flocks in what became one of Scandinavia's most successful poultry conservation efforts.
Denmark's indigenous farmyard chicken, the Dansk Landhøne (Danish Country Hen) is a conservation breed maintained by Danmarks Fjerkræavlerforening for Raceavl (DFfR) as part of Denmark's national agricultural genetic heritage. A robust, self-sufficient bird developed from centuries of Danish farmyard selection rather than formal breed standardisation, the Dansk Landrace produces tinted eggs and reasonable table weight in a hardy, cold-adapted frame suited to Danish conditions. Listed in Denmark's national gene bank and kept by conservation breeders dedicated to preserving the country's pre-industrial poultry heritage.
🏷️ Breed
Dansk Landhøne (Danish Landrace)
💭 Temperament
Active, alert, hardy, self-sufficient, good forager
📏 Size
Medium (2.3-2.7 kg)
⏳ Lifespan
5-8 years
🎨 Colors
Variable — brown, black, cuckoo, wheaten, white, partridge; no enforced colour standard
🌍 Origin
Denmark; ancient Danish farmyard landrace; maintained by DFfR conservation programme
🏠 Habitat
Free-range; well-adapted to Danish climate and farmyard conditions
🍽️ Diet
Layer pellets; excellent forager on pasture and Danish farmland
🎯 Purpose
Dual Purpose
🥚 Egg Colour
Tinted
👑 Comb Type
Single
🏅 EE Class
Large Fowl