Bergische Long Crower is old German

Germany

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 chicken

Chicken

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Breed

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Origin

The breed originated in the Bergisches Land

Bergisches Land

The Bergisches Land is a low mountain range region within the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, east of Rhine river, south of the Ruhr. The landscape is shaped by woods, meadows, rivers and creeks and contains over 20 artificial lakes...

 in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Its ancestors are Balkan long crowing chicken breeds which were imported into Germany from Balkans

Balkans

The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

. Nowadays it is a rare breed.

Description

Birds are black with some gold feathers on the wings. Rooster have gold neck. The roosters weigh 3.5 kg and the hens 2.5 kg. The hens are nonsitters, produce 180 eggs per year of 60 g weight.

Crow

This breed belongs to the group of long crowing chicken breeds. Their crow averages 15 seconds.