Herman Lutke Schipholt is a Demeter farmer and is responsible for organizing the rearing of ÖTZ animals in Switzerland. In cooperation with Nina Griessmeyer's small-scale hatchery at Büelhof, chicks are hatched and reared on various farms in Switzerland.

Resource-conserving feeding of dual-purpose chickens
The ÖTZ is part of the project “sLowFeedChickIns - Optimized nutrient supply of dual-purpose chickens - Adapted rations, alternative protein sources, effects and adaptation options”