Schijndelaar Date:03/24/2026

Schijndelaar Date:03/24/2026Schijndel is a small Netherlands village that over its seven hundred year history has given birth to an astounding number of competitive cyclists and one very interesting poultry breed. (Perhaps two since Schijndel is at the center of the region that gave us the Brabanter.) The Schijndelaar was created by local veterinarian Ruud Kaasenbrood in the late 20th Century by crossing Araucanas (for their blue egg gene), Sumatras (for their long bodies),

there are a few things to look out for as your birds age

Most chicks will be shipped as unsexed

The Ginger Oxford

They are very active foragers and for their size lay relatively large white eggs and usually in significant numbers

and the breed nearly vanished

a chick that is mostly gold or dark brown and a little black

but for their deep adaptation to the environments in which they evolved

Herr Roth set out to create a large

This breed does well at a higher rooster-to-hen ratio of about 1:12

Imported into the U

with moderate fighting when they re-establish a hierarchy but then they seem to coexist pretty quickly

and the Ketawa are excellent hatchers