Niederrheiner Chicken

     The Niederrheiner is an exceedingly rare Chicken breed, that originated in Germany. It’s a hardy dual-purpose chicken breed, used to produce meat and plenty of eggs. The Niederrheiner was developed in the first half of the 20^th century, by crossbreeding many large chicken breeds which include; the Orpington and the Plymouth Rock.

    Niederrheiner hens lay large cream-colored eggs in high numbers (around 200 eggs per year of weight 55 g per each). But, they are classified as non-sitters. Despite being an auto-sexing breed, you can’t tell the gender of Niederrheiner chicks easily at 1-day old, and a study is still being conducted to come up with clear visual differences to tell them apart once they hatch. 

     Niederrheiner chickens have moderate-sized single combs and wattles, red earlobes and whitish-yellow legs. They come in a number of stunning color-varieties that include; crele, blue, cuckoo, and lemon cuckoo which is the most beautiful of them all. Niederrheiners are placid and docile chickens with friendly personalities, and make great table birds as well. A bantam version is also available for this magnificent breed.