[4] In the second half of the nineteenth century these were subjected to massive cross-breeding with imported Cochin, Dorking and Houdan stock to create heavy meat birds for fattening.

[4] In about 1900 some breeders brought together the small remaining stock of chickens of the former type, and the original breed was reconstituted.

[1] Sulmtaler is a hardy dual-purpose breed, kept both for eggs and meat.

Hens are non-sitters, and lay 130-180 eggs of about 55 g in weight per year.

[1] A white variety was created in the German Democratic Republic after the Second World War.