Niederrheiner
Nederrijner (Belgian)
A Niederrheiner cockerel
Photo courtesy of Gilberte Rombauts
This is a dual-purpose German breed from the Lower Rhine area. It is somewhat like an Australorp in type, with the roosters weighing 4 kg (10 pounds) and the hens 3 kg (7 pounds). Calm, non-setting birds, they lay around 200 eggs per year. Niederrheiners are found in Blue, Cuckoo, Crele, Birchen and Partridge varieties.
There is also a bantam form.
Niederrheiner Links:
You can find 'em at Uberchic Ranch!
Two shots of a pullet
Photos courtesy of Gilberte Rombauts
A flock of Lemon Cuckoo Niederrheiners
Photo courtesy of Greenfire Farms
Another picture of the male
Photo courtesy of Gilberte Rombauts
Crele Niederrheiner pair, with a closer shot of the male
Photos courtesy of Greenfire Farms
Lemon Cuckoo Niederrheiner hens
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Niederrheiner chicks or
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