Barnevelders
A Barnevelder hen
Photo courtesy of Jan ter Harmsel
I think these Dutch chickens are very beautiful birds, with their double-laced plumage. And on top of that, they lay a dark brown egg--real dark, like those of the Marans, Penedesenca and Welsummer fowl. This is a recently developed breed. It was created just before the First World War in the search for a bird that was a good layer of dark brown eggs. Barnevelders are also found in White, Black and Blue-laced varieties.
Show-quality Barnevelders don't lay as dark an egg as the utility birds. There's a picture below of eggs from a show-quality flock. Utility birds lay an egg more like the ones pictured on my Marans page.
Breed clubs:
Barnevelder
Club of North America
Michella Wansleeben
55 Taylor Rd.
Newfield, NJ 08344
e-mail: Barnevelderclubus@gmail.com
The Barnevelder Club
Chris Millward
England
tel.: 01948 840011
e-mail: fchrismillward@hotmail.com
The
Dutch Barnevelder Club
C. van der Wel
Breeuwerstraat 15
8251 HB Dronten
The Netherlands
tel.: 0321-318093
e-mail: C.van.der.Wel@hetnet.nl
Barnevelder Links:
Craig Russell's article on undercolor in Barnevelders.
Barnevelders at Dutch Connection Farm
CornerStone Farm has Barnevelders for sale
Barnevelders are available at Durham Hens.
A nice Barnevelder rooster
Photo courtesy of Robert Stephenson
A pair of Barnevelders
Photo courtesy of Jan ter Harmsel
A flock of Barnevelder hens
Photo courtesy of Jan ter Harmsel
Eggs from the above flock of show-quality
Barnevelders
Photo courtesy of Jan ter Harmsel
Another group of Barnevelder hens (these from the UK)
Photo courtesy of Grant Brereton
Double-laced Silver Barnevelder bantams
Photos courtesy of Greenfire Farms
Barnevelder bantams from Germany -- Dark and Black roosters
Photos courtesy of Sascha Michel
A bantam Barnevelder pullet
Photo courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
Another Barnevelder hen
Photo courtesy of Ermin Shadich
A Splash Barnevelder rooster
Blue-laced Barnevelders
Photos courtesy of Greenfire Farms
A close-up of the Blue lacing
Photo courtesy of Greenfire Farms
A Dark Barnevelder cockerel
Photo courtesy of Robert Stephenson
A Blue Barnevelder male . . . and there he is with his flock
Photos courtesy of Chad Stoner
Barnevelder pullet & hen
Photos courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
Yet another Barnevelder hen
Photo courtesy of Grant Brereton
Silver Barnevelder, cock and hen
Photos courtesy of Sigrid van Dort & Hans Ringnalda
Silver Barnevelder plumage patterns
Photos courtesy of Sigrid van Dort & Hans Ringnalda
A young Barnevelder pullet and the head of a rooster
Photos courtesy of Taryn Koerker
Ket's Barnevelder chick Alektor Barnevelder chicks Week-old Barnevelder chicks A Silver Double-laced Barnevelder chick, and again at five weeks
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Direct questions and comments to Barry at FeatherSite -- questions and comments
Photo courtesy of Ket
The pale gray chicks are Columbian Wyandottes
Photo courtesy of Jan ter Harmsel
Photo courtesy of Jan ter Harmsel
Photos courtesy of Paul Bradshaw and Greenfire Farms
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