The Lakenvelder is a small, sharp-looking Dutch-German breed whose name means roughly "shadow on a sheet": a solid black neck and tail against a pure white body with no shading between. That contrast is hard to breed, and most birds carry some black flecking through the white saddle. Hens lay 150 to 200 white eggs a year, seldom go broody, and are active, flighty foragers that need range. It is rare in the US, listed as threatened, and not fond of hard cold.
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Heat tolerant
Broody
Egg colorWhite
Egg production150–200 / year
TemperamentDocile
BroodinessOccasional
ClimateHeat tolerant
PurposeEggs, Show
Weight
Large fowl (Standard size)
Hen4 lb
Rooster5 lb
Bantam (Miniature size)
Hen1.3 lb
Rooster1.5 lb
How to spot it
CombSingle
Single, red
Earlobes
White
Plumage
Solid black hackle and tail against a clean white body, with a sharp boundary
Look for
Crisp black-white-black division; heavy flecking through the white indicates poor-quality stock
Single
