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Valdarnese
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Valdarnese
chickens arethe heterozygous result of
the crossbreeding of many different breeds, among which is conspicuous the
Livorno. This hybrid was born in 1950’s, appreciate by Prof. Quilici, it never
obtained an official standard so that it was never really selected. Since 1999
there are an association (“Agricultori Custodi”) where some farms organised a
Protection Agency.
The Valdarnese is
excellent when reared free in the countryside: not adapted to intensive
production. It’s slaughtered at 5 months. The eggs have an ivory-coloured
shell.
Content and photo
source: Agraria.org
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Valdarno
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The standard was
done by Cav. Maggi, big breeder of the Valdarno, in 1905. The same year it was
made official by the Italian Poultry Society, presided by Marchese Trevisan,
during the National Congress in Mantova. Anyway the polemic went on among
judges, breeders and experts even after 1905. The publishing house Battiato, in
1914, published the book “Poultry scattered pages”, in honour of Teodoro
Pascal. A chapter of the book is titled “Minestrone alla Valdarno”, where
articles and letters about the discussion are collected. While the polemic went
on, the breed died out few years later.
Since few years,
an enthusiast breeder, Fabrizio Focardi, is doing a big effort to recover the
breed.
After long researches, h
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Vorwerk
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Vorwerks, sometimes
called Golden Lakenvelders, are a dual-purpose chicken from Germany, well
suited for both meat and egg production. Vorwerk hens are good layers of
cream-colored eggs, and produce approximately 170 a year. They are hardy and
adaptable. Also they are alert and active, but not necessarily flighty.
The are buff
colored with a black head, neck, and tail. Vorwerks have a single comb, slate
grey underfluff, and white earlobes.
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