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Swiss breed of chicken
Appenzeller Barthuhn
Cock and hens
Conservation status SAVE Foundation (2003): critical
[1] : 27
FAO (2007): not at risk
[2] : 151
DAD-IS (2022): at risk
[3] Other names Country of origin Switzerland Distribution Switzerland Austria Germany Use eggs
APA no
[4]
EE yes
[5]
PCGB soft feather light
[6]
A hen of the black colour variant
The Appenzeller Barthuhn is a Swiss
breed of
bearded chicken originating in the historical
Appenzell region of Switzerland.
[7] It is one of two chicken breeds from that area, the other being the
Appenzeller Spitzhauben ; the only other Swiss breed of chicken is the
Schweizer .
History
The Barthuhn was bred from about 1860 in the historical
Appenzell region of Switzerland. It may derive, at least in part, from
Italiener ,
Polverara and
Russian Bearded stock.
[7]
[8] : 36 Much of the breeding was done by a man named Züst in the
district of
Vorderland in the
Canton of
Appenzell Ausserrhoden , who hoped that a bearded and
rose-combed bird might have a better resistance to frost than other chickens.
[7] The breed was recognised in 1898.
[7]
A
bantam version was bred in the 1990s by E. Meier of
Bottenwil , in the
Canton of Aargau .
[7]
A
flock-book was started in 2005; in 2019 the recorded population consisted of 334 hens and 205 cocks.
[9] : 12
Characteristics
The Barthuhn is a light chicken: hens weigh some 1.6–1.8 kg , cock birds about 2.0–2.3 kg .
[10]
[11]
It is recognised by the
Entente Européenne in three
colours : partridge, black and blue-laced;
[5] other sources list only the first two colours.
[12]
[1] : 305 The
Poultry Club of Great Britain allows any colour seen in any breed of
game fowl .
[8] : 41
Ring size is 18 mm for cocks and 16 mm for hens.
[12]
[13] : 4
Use
Hens may lay some 150 white-shelled eggs in their first year, with an average weight of 55 g .
[10]
[14]
References
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a
b [Monitoring Institute for Rare Breeds and Seeds in Europe] (2003).
Agricultural Genetic Resources in the Alps; Landwirtschaftliche Genressourcen der Alpen; Ressources génétiques agricoles des Alpes; Risorse genetiche agricole delle Alpi; Kmetijski genetski viri v Alpha . Zürich: Bristol-Stiftung; Bern, Stuttgart, Wien: Haupt.
ISBN
3258066698 . Archived 24 May 2022.
^ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007).
List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources , annex to
The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture . Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
ISBN
9789251057629 . Archived 23 June 2020.
^
Breed data sheet: Appenzeller Barthuhn / Switzerland (Chicken) . Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2022.
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APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012 . American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
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a
b
Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013) . Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
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Chickens: Soft Feather Light . Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 9 November 2018.
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a
b
c
d
e Norbert Niemeyer (2011).
Hühner aus dem Appenzeller Land (in German). Geflügelzeitung 23/2011. Berlin: HK Verlagsgesellschaft.
^
a
b J. Ian H. Allonby, Philippe B. Wilson (editors) (2018).
British Poultry Standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain , seventh edition. Chichester; Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley Blackwell.
ISBN
9781119509141 .
^
Tiergenetische Ressourcen der Schweizer Landwirtschaft (in German). Bern: Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft. Accessed August 2022.
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a
b
Das Appenzeller Barthuhn (in German). Neukirch an der Thur: Züchterverein für ursprüngliches Nutzgeflügel. Archived 27 November 2016.
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Appenzeller Barthuhn (in German). ProSpecieRara Schweiz. Accessed August 2022.
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a
b
Rassename: Appenzeller Barthühner . Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Accessed August 2022.
^ [s.n.] (2021).
Ringgrössenverzeichnis/Liste des bagues (in German and French). Standard- und Fachkommission von Rassegeflügel Schweiz/Commission du standard et technique de Volailles de race Suisse. Accessed August 2022.
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Rassetafeln: Hühner (in German). Reichenbach, Haselbachtal: Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter. Accessed August 2022.