Bergische Schlotterkamm
 Black cock | |
| Conservation status | Endangered |
|---|---|
| Other names | Elberfelder |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Use | Multi-purpose |
| Traits | |
| Weight | Male: 2.0-2.75 kg[1] |
| Female: 1.75-2.25 kg[1] | |
| Egg color | white |
| Comb type | single |
| Classification | |
| EE | yes[2] |
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Chicken Gallus gallus domesticus (Gallus gallus montensis) | |
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The Bergische Schlotterkamm is an old and endangered German breed, originating from the Bergisches Land, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany.
History
The breed has been known since the 18th century and is probably the result of crossing imported Spanish birds with local Bergische Kräher stock.[3] At the beginning of the 19th century the breed experienced competition from imported multi-purpose breeds such as the Minorca. As a result, the breed became almost extinct; it survived by the efforts of the German Club of Bergische Fowl Breeders. In 2001 it was an "endangered breed of the year" of the Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen,[3] and is listed in category I, "extremely endangered", on the Rote Liste of that organisation.[4]:162 In 2013 the total population was around 250.[3]
Characteristics
The Schlotterkamm is a medium-sized multi-purpose chicken. The shape is long and somewhat rectangular. It has a single comb which flops from one side to the other and therefore gave the breed its name. The Schlotterkamm is not broody. Hens lay about 150 eggs per year; the eggs are white and weigh about 55 g.[1] Four colours – Cuckoo, Silver-mottled Black, Gold-mottled Black and Black – have been recognised since 1896.[2][5] The old Cuckoo variant had virtually disappeared by 1922,[5] and the white Schlotterkamm disappeared as the Leghorn breed became more popular.[6]
Bantam
A bantam variety exists, in the colours White, Mottled and Black.
References
- 1 2 3 Rassetafeln: Bergische Kräher (in German). Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter. Accessed August 2014.
- 1 2 Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 Bergische Schlotterkämme (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Accessed 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Rote Liste: Einheimische Nutztierrassen in Deutschland 2013 (in German). Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung. Accessed September 2015.
- 1 2 Schwerpunkt - Geflügel: Bergische Schlotterkämme (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Accessed September 2015.
- ↑ Bergische Schlotterkämme (in German). Vereinigung der Züchter Bergischer Hühnerrassen und deren Zwerge-Kräherzüchtervereinigung seit 1884. Accessed 30 September 2015.