Carbondale, IL
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Varieties
- Purpose
- eggs
- Egg color
- white
- Eggs / year
- ~200
- Hen weight
- ~4 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- active, flighty, avoids handling
- Forages
- excellent
- Broodiness
- low
- APA class
- Continental
- NPIP stock code
- R73
- Origin
- Netherlands/Germany
Breed guide
Hamburg
Also known as: Hamburgh, Silver Spangled Hamburg
Old European breed nicknamed the Dutch Everyday Layer for its steady output of smallish white eggs. Rose comb over a sleek build, with spangled and penciled varieties that catch the eye. Hens seldom go broody, and the birds stay standoffish.
Keeper's notes
The rose comb handles cold well. Turn them loose and they range hard, roosting in trees if you let them. Fence tall or cover the run.
From the 1910 Standard of Perfection
Class: Hamburgs
“They breed remarkably true to type, birds at all ages showing symmetrical outlines in striking contrast to other Standard fowl.”
Disqualifications: Golden Spangled variety: red in ear-lobes covering more than one-third of the surface; absence of distinct bars across the wings; markings wholly crescentic; shanks other than leaden-blue, except the natural fading from age; hen-feathered male.
APA recognized varieties
Continental · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Black 1874Golden Penciled 1874Golden Spangled 1874Silver Penciled 1874Silver Spangled 1874White 1874
Hamburg listings
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Where to find Hamburg
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (8)
Odin, IL
Medora, IL
Ashley, MI
C.R. H Montpelier, OH
Hiram, OH
Fredericksburg, OH
Mt Vernon, OH
Regional hatcheries that carry it (3)
Woodson-Winchester Murrayville, IL
Oceola, OH
Polk, OH
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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