Huntley, IL
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- Purpose
- dual
- Egg color
- cream
- Eggs / year
- ~190
- Hen weight
- ~7.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- No
- Temperament
- calm, tame
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- low
- NPIP stock code
- R1069
- Origin
- Germany
Breed guide
Niederrheiner
Also known as: Lower Rhine Fowl
A German table breed built in the early 1900s on Malines lines from across the border. Big, wide birds, most often in cuckoo or birchen patterns. They lay better than most heavy breeds while still filling a roasting pan.
Keeper's notes
Quiet birds a low fence contains. They finish slower than a hybrid broiler and lay well enough to earn their place year round. Cold gives them no trouble. Fresh US imports mean small breeding pools, so ask sellers about their lines.
Niederrheiner listings
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Where to find Niederrheiner
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (2)
Robinway Marcellus, MI
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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