Vorwerk
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Fait Amusant
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.
🏷️ Race
Vorwerk
💭 Tempérament
Calm, friendly, active, good forager, cold-hardy
📏 Taille
Medium (2.3-3.2 kg)
⏳ Espérance de vie
5-8 years
🎨 Couleurs
Gold-buff body with black head, hackle, and tail
🌍 Origine
Germany — Hamburg; created by Oskar Vorwerk, 1900–1915
🏠 Habitat
Free-range or enclosed run; adaptable to northern European climate
🍽️ Alimentation
Layer pellets; good forager on pasture
🎯 Usage
Dual Purpose
🥚 Couleur des œufs
Tinted
👑 Type de crête
Single
🏅 Classe EE
Large Fowl