Kraienkoppe
or Twentse Hoen
Historically known as the Pheasant Malay
A Silver Kraienkoppe male
Photo courtesy of Keith Reno
This breed was developed into its present form in Holland and Germany in the mid-nineteenth century. Among the breeds used in this development are Old English and Belgian Games, and Leghorns. However, its history goes farther back, to Indonesia, to a bird known as the Pheasant Malay, which is a very different bird than the breed known as the Malay. The Pheasant Malay was a gamefowl, while the present-day Kraienkoppe is a showbird.
The birds have an upright stance, long back, strong head and are very fully feathered in the hackle and saddle. The walnut comb and wattles are quite small.
The breed is found in Silver and Blackbreasted Red.
Kraienkoppe Links:
Kraienkoppe at DTsfowl
A Black-breasted Red Kraienkoppe cock
Photo courtesy of Ron and Debbie Skinner
A Kraienkoppe hen
Photo courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
A Gold Duckwing Twentse cock and his head
Photos courtesy of Paul Bradshaw and Greenfire Farms
A flock of Black-breasted Reds
hanging out with some Guineas
Photo courtesy of Ron and Debbie Skinner
Three Kraienkoppe from Germany -- Gold Duckwing, Partridge and and bantam BB Red
Photos courtesy of Sascha Michel
Gold Duckwing Kraienkoppe
Photo courtesy of Paul Bradshaw and Greenfire Farms
Two more Black-breasted Red cockerels
Photos courtesy of George McLaughlin, Jr.
Another rooster
Photo courtesy of Lukas Ruetz
Kraienkoppe hen heads
Photo courtesy of George McLaughlin, Jr.
Pushing the envelope!
Photo courtesy of Paul Bradshaw and Greenfire Farms
A Cinnamon Kraienkoppe hen with both Cinnamon and
White chicks
Photo courtesy of George McLaughlin, Jr.
Another hen with chicks
Photo courtesy of George McLaughlin, Jr.
A Silver Kraienkoppe chick
Kraienkoppe chicks
A Blackbreasted Red chick
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