Varieties:
Golden Spangled
Silver Spangled
Golden Penciled
Silver Penciled
Black
White
Standard Weights: Cock-5 pounds;
hen-4 pounds; cockerel 4 pounds; pullet-3-1/2 pounds.
Skin Color: White.
Egg Shell Color: White.
Use: An ornamental fowl capable of
laying fair number of relatively small eggs.
Origin: Hamburgs carry a German
name, but are generally considered to have originated in Holland.
Characteristics: Hamburgs are active, flighty birds. They are trim and stylish
with delicate features, and wild in nature. They forage well and are capable of
flying long distances. Although good egg producers, their eggs are often very
small.
Content:
Dr. Joe Berry, Extension Poultry
Specialist, Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University
Chicken Breeds and Varieties
(A2880), John L. Skinner, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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