Uses: Exhibition and Rare Breed Conservation.
Origin: Germany.
Eggs: 140 -180 White per year.
Weight: Cock: 2 – 2.5 Kg. Hen: 1.5 – 2 Kg.
Bantam Cock: 700 g. Hen: 600 g.
Colours: Black, Chamois Spangled, Gold Spangled, Silver Spangled (Standardised UK) Buff, Blue, Cuckoo and White also exist in Germany.
Useful to Know: Active chickens that were once useful dual purpose fowl and now a very rare breed.
Photo: A silver spangked Thüringian male. Photo courtesy of Claire Scowcroft.
Thüringian chickens have been seen in the UK since early 2000 but was originally created in the Thüringen state in Germany with the first mention of the breed being as far back as the 1790’s.
Photos
Books
The following books are available. Links take you to the Amazon or other sellers’ pages for the books.
- Rare Poultry Breeds – D. Scrivener – P.73
- British Poultry Standards – P.297 – 299
Breed Clubs
These are the breed clubs for Thuringian chickens:
