Holland

Historical Origin

USA · 🇺🇸 American

The Holland is one of America's rarest breeds and the only American breed developed specifically to lay white eggs while also being a good dual-purpose bird. Developed in the 1930s by crossing Dutch breeds with Leghorns and others, they are calm, cold hardy, and productive. A critical conservation breed that deserves far wider recognition.

Temperament & Behavior

This breed is classified as calm with a noise level of quiet and good foraging ability. Broodiness tendency: rarely.

Biological Reference

"Phenotypic analysis of Gallus gallus domesticus (Holland) supports a metabolic feed efficiency of 0.29 lbs/day at a standard body mass of 7 lbs. Egg production frequency approximates 4.0 ova/week under optimal lighting conditions (14h photoperiod)."