Dansk Landrace
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Hauska Fakta
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.
🏷️ Rotu
Dansk Landhøne (Danish Landrace)
💭 Luonne
Active, alert, hardy, self-sufficient, good forager
📏 Koko
Medium (2.3-2.7 kg)
⏳ Elinikä
5-8 years
🎨 Värit
Variable — brown, black, cuckoo, wheaten, white, partridge; no enforced colour standard
🌍 Alkuperä
Denmark; ancient Danish farmyard landrace; maintained by DFfR conservation programme
🏠 Elinympäristö
Free-range; well-adapted to Danish climate and farmyard conditions
🍽️ Ravinto
Layer pellets; excellent forager on pasture and Danish farmland
🎯 Käyttötarkoitus
Dual Purpose
🥚 Munan väri
Tinted
👑 Harjatyyppi
Single
🏅 EE-luokka
Large Fowl