Blue Double Laced Barnevelder

A variety of the Barnevelder

Chicken · Dark brown eggs · Laying

At a glance

Origin
Netherlands
Scientific name
Gallus gallus domesticus
Eggs per year
~200
Egg colour
Dark brown
Incubation
21 days
Broodiness
Low
Cold hardiness
Hardy
Sizes
Large fowl, Bantam
Purpose
Laying, Meat
Purity
Pure

About the Blue Double Laced Barnevelder

Shows the same double-laced pattern as the brown bird, but the blue dilution gene turns the green-black lacing to soft slate-blue over the red-brown ground. Created by Dutch and German breeders, its genetics are awkward — blue never breeds true, so clutches throw blue, black and splash, making evenly laced birds difficult to fix. A standardised UK colour that keeps the breed's productive, winter-laying nature.

Available clutches

No clutches available right now.

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