Hamburg chicken

The history and origins of the Hamburgh are not known. The gold-pencilled and silver-pencilled colour varieties appear to be of Dutch origin, and show some similarity to the Assendelfter. Other varieties appear to have developed in the United Kingdom, particularly in the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire. == Characteristics ==

The Hamburg is a small or medium-sized breed. For most colour varieties, cocks weigh and hens about or ; weights for the pencilled varieties are lower, at about and respectively.. Weights for bantams are roughly for cocks and for hens. The standard ring sizes are for cocks and for hens, but for the pencilled variants are and respectively. Five different colour varieties are recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain: silver-spangled, gold-spangled, silver-pencilled, gold-pencilled and black. The same five are included in the American Standard of Perfection, with the addition of the white. The Entente Européenne recognises these six and also the blue; a further five are listed but not recognised: citron-pencilled, gold-white-pencilled, gold-blue-pencilled, cuckoo and red. == Use ==

The Hamburgh is bred principally for exhibition. Hens lay approximately 120 or 170 white eggs per year, with an average weight of some ; bantam hens lay some 130 or 140 eggs weighing about . == References ==