Vorwerk
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Dato Curioso
The Vorwerk was deliberately engineered to be the colour-inverse of the Lakenvelder — where the Lakenvelder is white with a black head and tail, the Vorwerk is gold-buff with a black head and tail. Oskar Vorwerk wanted a more robust version of the elegant Lakenvelder.
A purposefully designed German dual-purpose breed created by Oskar Vorwerk of Hamburg between 1900 and 1915, by crossing Lakenvelders, Buff Orpingtons, Andalusians, and Buff Sussex. The result is a visually distinctive bird with gold-buff body and black head, hackle, and tail — the inverse colour pattern of the Lakenvelder. Practical, hardy, and productive, Vorwerks are calm enough for backyard keeping and lay a reliable number of tinted eggs.
🏷️ Raza
Vorwerk
💭 Temperamento
Calm, friendly, active, good forager, cold-hardy
📏 Tamaño
Medium (2.3-3.2 kg)
⏳ Esperanza de vida
5-8 years
🎨 Colores
Gold-buff body with black head, hackle, and tail
🌍 Origen
Germany — Hamburg; created by Oskar Vorwerk, 1900–1915
🏠 Hábitat
Free-range or enclosed run; adaptable to northern European climate
🍽️ Dieta
Layer pellets; good forager on pasture
🎯 Propósito
Dual Purpose
🥚 Color del huevo
Tinted
👑 Tipo de cresta
Single
🏅 Clase EE
Large Fowl