The Federation Show will be at Stafford on Dec 15th & 16th December. They organize a breed club show and regional / area shows and provide specials at other shows. Die Rasse ähnelt den Schwarzen Cochins und als sie erstmals vorgestellt wurde, klassifizierte man sie auch als solche. The Langshan Society was formed in 1884 with the type of birds imported by Major Croad. Although our Croad Langshan club was re-formed in 1979, these trophies had been long forgotten until this year when the business was closing and cupboards were emptied.

The club also host social events and this year celebrate their 30th Anniversary since reforming in 1979. THE Langshan Club was established in 2016 by a group of Master Breeders, Langshan premier breeders, and licensed judges. Joining details can be found on the club website.

Where does the breed come from? They are dual-purpose birds, slightly smaller than the Brahma and the Cochin.

Das Croad-Langschan wurde 1872 von Major Croad von China nach England importiert. This has resulting in 2 breeds, the Modern Langshan with the tight plumage and the Croad Langshan.

Langshans in Germany.

Joining details can be found on the club website. As with many other breeds, numbers declined after the Second World War and eventually the breed was left without a breed club in the UK. STOP THE PRESSES . The 2019 AGM will be at the National, Telford Area Club Shows Devon & Dawlish, Reading & District Bantam show, The National or Federation (whichever is not the club show in any year), and Royal Cheshire (20th June 2017). Right: Croad Langshan Club of Great Britain Vice President Tracey Chubb (left) and President Shelley … The blacks are huge docile birds, laying a sought after pink/plum egg.

The Croad Langshan is used to define the original breed that was imported by the Croad’s. Although our Croad Langshan club was re-formed in 1979, these trophies had been long forgotten until this year when the business was closing and cupboards were emptied. Although our Croad Langshan club was re-formed in 1979, these trophies had been long forgotten until this year when the business was closing and cupboards were emptied. Large Black Croad Langshan Major FT Croad is generally credited with being the first to import Langsham fowl to the UK from China in 1872.

JUNIOR HANDLER CLASS AT OUR … Following a move by many members to select for a tighter feathered type which looked taller and less meaty than the Croad type, Miss Croad left the Society in 1900, forming her new Croad Langshan Club in 1904. Right: Croad Langshan Club of Great Britain Vice President Tracey Chubb (left) and President Shelley … The Croad Langshan was imported into this country from north China by a Major Croad in 1870 and the Croad Langshan Club was formed in 1904.

Membership includes regular newsletters and on joining new members receive a copy of The Croad Langshan Breed Book. In 1904 the Croad Langshan Club was established in Britain. They were imported into Britain by Major F.T. In 1904, a Croad Langshan club was formed to maintain the original stamp of the bird. Croad in 1872.

The club for keepers and breeders of the Croad Langshan chicken. NEW NEW NEW NEW. There is an active breed club The Croad Langshan Club who hold a number of national and regional shows each year.

Major Croad's niece set up the Croad Langshan Club in 1904. Das Croad-Langschan wurde 1872 von Major Croad von China nach England importiert. I specialise in rearing rare chicken breeds in Northumberland, near Hadrian’s Wall . Now this is indeed a rare breed. … Our focus is to improve and preserve the Langshan as written in the Standard of Perfection. Croad Langshans are tall birds, known for the U-shape created between their heads and tall tails.