Collville, OH
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- Purpose
- eggs
- Egg color
- white
- Eggs / year
- ~210
- Hen weight
- ~3.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- No
- Temperament
- active, alert, friendly for a light breed
- Forages
- excellent
- Broodiness
- low
- NPIP stock code
- R271
- Origin
- Norway
Breed guide
Norwegian Jaerhon
Also known as: Jaerhons, Jaerhone
Norway's only native chicken breed, a small autosexing layer from the Jaeren district. Chicks are sexable at hatch by down markings. Efficient converters that lay a large white egg for their size.
Keeper's notes
Cold-hardy and thrifty on forage. Light birds, and flighty enough to clear most fences, so cover the run or clip wings.
Norwegian Jaerhon listings
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Where to find Norwegian Jaerhon
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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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