K -Gaini de rasa Lakenvelder

LAKENVELDER
Sunt pasari de origine olandeza, se crede ca de prin 1830, primindu-si denumirea de la orasul olandez Lakervelt, dar rasa a fost dezvoltata in Germania. Unii sustin ca aceasta rasa are un istoric mult mai indepartat, avand ca stramosi primele gaini domestice. Caracteristic pentru aceasta rasa este penajul unic: cap si gat negru-trunchi alb-coada neagra si piciorele de culoare ardezie, urechi albe. Acest contrast de culoare se mai numeste "curea".Greutatea cocosilor este de 2-2.2 kg si a femelelor de1.2-1.6 kg. A aparut la expozitii prima data in Anglia in anul 1902, fiind prezentata de un renumit crescator Oskar Vorwerk si conform standardelor britanice rasa se numeste vorwerksi , aceasta a fost recunoscuta ca rasa in anul 1939. Sunt pasari foarte rare, nu clocesc, nu socializeaza cu celelalte pasari din curte, sunt mai retrase, in schimb sunt foarte bune ouatoare, marimea unui ou este de cca 45 g si este de culoare alba. Puii se maturizeaza foarte repede, in trei luni penajul si modelul acestora este bine definit. Sunt pasari active, rapide, inteligente, retinute, nestatornice, fiind foarte bune zburatoare, un lucru bun pentru ca se pot ferii din calea pradatorilor, dar se feresc si de crescator, zburand de acesta in spatii inchise, aici isi pune amprenta caracterul lor salbatic, dornic de libertate. Au tendinta de dominare in raport cu celelalte pasari din curte. Traducerea din limba olandeza a denumirii acestei pasari este "o umbra pe o foaie"LAKENVELDER / Lakenfelder

The Lakenvelder breed has it's origins in the area of Dielingen, near the lake Dümmer. The teachers Meyer from Drohne and Bockelmann from Meyerhöfen were eager chicken breeders who made it their mission to raise the chicken farms in that neighborhood. They pay particular attention to the refinement of the regional land fowl - the Westphalian Totlegers - and its precursor, the Campines. Some times this breeds gave offspring with dark neck and tail.
A third man joined the two breeders -Wirz from Haldem, who continued the breeding and his friends showed chicken with black neck and a black tail and wings perfectly pure in the autumn of 1835. On December 12, 1854, the Lakenvelders were presented under its old breed name "Jerusalem". The name Lakenvelder is explained by the fact that all black and white colored animal species, whether cattle or pigs or guinea pigs, were called popularly as "Lakenveller" . Especially in regions like Frisia, Dutch and North Westphalian this name of the color pattern is common. In 1907 there was the first establishment of the Association of Lakenvelder breeders in Hanover.
After going through some tough times after the second World War the breed regained some of it's popularity and in 2009 in Germany there were 308 Roosters and 1227 Hens