Hillsdale, MI
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- Purpose
- eggs
- Egg color
- white
- Eggs / year
- ~200
- Hen weight
- ~4 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- No
- Temperament
- active, alert, flighty
- Forages
- excellent
- Broodiness
- low
- NPIP stock code
- R781
- Origin
- Germany (Westphalia)
Breed guide
Deathlayer
Also known as: Westfalische Totleger, Westfalian Deathlayer
Four-century-old German landrace whose name Totleger gets rendered 'lays until death,' for hens said to lay steadily their whole lives. Penciled gold or silver plumage, rose comb, dark eyes. Since the 2010s the breed has been rare and fashionable in the US.
Keeper's notes
The rose comb winters well in cold damp. They forage hard and want room to range. Imported-line birds cost a lot, so build the housing secure.
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Where to find Deathlayer
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (3)
Regional hatcheries that carry it (0)
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Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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