Wenshang Patterned

Wenshang Patterned refers to a regional Chinese chicken associated with Wenshang, Shandong, and with the patterned or luhua type of barred, mottled, reed-flower plumage seen in some north China local flocks. It is best understood as a local utility chicken label, not a globally uniform exhibition breed. The attraction is the combination of visible patterning, hardy farmyard type, and suitability for both household meat and egg use.

Because strain names and translations vary, buyers and breeders should confirm the flock source rather than relying on color alone. Practical management is close to other active dual-purpose chickens: dry roosting space, room to forage, steady mineral nutrition for laying hens, and selection against weak pattern, poor fertility, or loss of regional type. Conservation value depends on maintaining locally adapted lines rather than crossing only for novelty markings.

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