The White Barnevelder
![A show quality trio of white barnevelders](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/148/white-barnevelder-header.jpg)
The large fowl white Barnevelder was produced by crossing with a white Rock in the early 1930's.
They are available and relatively common in the European Union but not in the UK or the US.
Below: A white Barnevelder male.
![](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/148/white-barnevelder-cockerel.jpg)
White Barnevelders should be pure white with no yellowing in the feathers and no spotting or dark colours. They should have the characteristic bright yellow legs, shape and stance.
Below: A white large fowl Barnevelder hen.
![](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/148/White-large-fowl-barnevelder-hen.jpg)
Notice the classic shape , yellow legs and finer comb.
The bantam white Barnevelder :
Bred in the 1950's from black Barnevelders and white Wyandottes.
Below: A white bantam hen.
![](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/148/white-barnevelder-bantam-hen.jpg)
The white comes in both bantam and large fowl size and was not a standard in the breed until the 1960's.