Vorwerk (chicken)

The Barbican is a chicken house chicken breed that was came to its own in 1900 in Hamburg by Oskar Vorwerk. 1912, the breed was first introduced to the public for Junggeflügelschau in Hanover. The Barbican chicken is spread throughout Europe and offers a good egg production still a good carcass. So it is a dual-purpose chicken.

Vorwerk chickens have a strong physique in squat, rounded range chicken form. The legs are slate blue and not too strong. On the head, the animals have a single comb.

This breed has no special posture requirements and is characterized by a calm and confiding nature.

Dwarf

The dwarf form of the Vorwerk chicken is also very good spread. She was recognized in 1965. The cock and the hen weighs 1100 g 900 g The egg production is 140 eggs a light yellowish skin with a weight of 37 grams.

Cock ring sizes: 13 and hen: 12