Vogtländer

Vogtländer is a German chicken associated with the Vogtland region, an area spanning parts of Saxony, Thuringia, and nearby borderlands. The name places it among regional central European farm breeds, where hardiness, ordinary utility, and a recognizable local identity mattered more than extreme specialization. Because the breed is not widely known outside specialist circles, descriptions should stay close to its geographic identity and practical farm-fowl role.

A Vogtländer flock should be managed as heritage poultry: dry housing, secure outdoor access, moderate feeding, and selection for sound structure, fertility, and useful temperament. Where written standards or breeder clubs exist, they should guide decisions about color and type; where they do not, source history becomes especially important. Keepers should avoid presenting any attractive German-looking chicken as Vogtländer without provenance. The breed's long-term value depends on preserving a real regional population, not simply repeating a rare name.

Colors: Barred, Birchen, Black, Blue, Brown, Buff, Columbian, Crele, Cuckoo, Duckwing, Gold, Gold Laced, Laced, Lavender, Mille Fleur, Mottled, Partridge, Penciled, Porcelain, Red, Silver, Silver Laced, Spangled, Splash, Wheaten, White