The Ostfriesische Möwe (German pronunciation: [ˈɔstˌfʁiːzɪʃə ˈmøːvə], lit.
'East Frisian Gull') is an old German breed of domestic chicken.
It is a rare breed: in 2016 the recorded population in Germany consisted of 215 cocks and 979 hens, in the hands of 130 breeders.
[1]: 132 The Möwe derives from the traditional rural chickens of north-western Germany and north-eastern Holland, in East Friesland and West Friesland respectively.
Hens lay about 170 eggs per year, averaging 55 g in weight.