Greenview, IL
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- Purpose
- dual
- Egg color
- cream
- Eggs / year
- ~170
- Hen weight
- ~5.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- calm, alert, thrifty
- Forages
- excellent
- Broodiness
- low
- NPIP stock code
- R224
- Origin
- Germany
Breed guide
Vorwerk
German breed created by Oskar Vorwerk in the early 1900s, wearing the Lakenvelder's black-hackle pattern on a buff body. Bred as an efficient, even-tempered utility fowl. Large fowl remain rare in North America.
Keeper's notes
Adaptable and economical to feed for its output. Handles varied climates well; standard dry-coop practice covers it in wet winters.
Vorwerk listings
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Where to find Vorwerk
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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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