Braekel

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Braekel
FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 140 
  • DAD-IS (2023): at risk[2]
    • Other names
    • Brakel
    • Braeckel
    • Brackel
    Country of originBelgium
    Useeggs
    Traits
    Weight
    • Male:
      • standard: 2.0–2.5 kg[3]
      • bantam: 800 g[4]: 88 
    • Female:
      • standard: 1.8–2.2 kg[3]
      • bantam: 700 g[4]: 88 
    Egg colourwhite[4]: 84 
    Classification
    APAnot listed[5]
    EEyes[6]
    PCGBrare soft feather: light[7]
  • Gallus gallus domesticus

    • The Braekel or Brakel is a traditional Belgian

    Campine
    of the United Kingdom derives from it.

    History

    The Braekel apparently derives from same extended population of gold and silver chickens which gave rise to the closely similar Ostfriesische Möwe and Westfälischer Totleger breeds.[8]: 43  It is thought to have originated in the area of Brakel, in the Flemish province of East Flanders, and particularly in the villages of Opbrakel and Nederbrakel; and to have spread along the valleys of the Scheldt and Dender rivers, in East Flanders and into Hainaut.[8]: 43 

    In 1884, two distinct types were recognised as separate breeds: the larger Braekel of

    breeders' society was established in Nederbrakel, and a breed standard was published. In 1926, the separate Braekel and Campine breeds were brought together again under a single breed standard.[8]
    : 43 

    In the United Kingdom a very different

    hen-feathering, which was not seen in the Belgian type.[8]
    : 43 

    The Braekel population declined during and after the

    Second World War and it is a rare breed.[citation needed] For Belgium, population numbers reported to DAD-IS were 1500 in 1994 and 125 in 2013; the local conservation status was listed in 2023 as 'unknown'.[2] The Braekel is also reported from the United Kingdom, where in 2023 the conservation status was 'unknown', and from Germany, where in 2023 the reported population was 882 and the conservation status 'at risk'.[10]

    Characteristics

    The Braekel is a light breed; cocks weigh some 2–2.5 kg and hens 1.8–2.2 kg.[3] Bantam cocks weigh about 800 g and hens about 700 g.[9] Ring sizes are 18 mm and 16 mm for standard-sized cocks and hens, and 13 mm and 11 mm respectively for bantams.[9]

    A straight banding pattern of the

    Entente Européenne lists ten colour variants, of which only the gold and the silver are recognised.[6]

    Use

    Braekel hens lay well from the age of six or seven months, and in a year may produce approximately 180 white-shelled eggs weighing 60–65 g.[8]: 44 

    References

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    1. ISBN 9789251057629
      . Archived 23 June 2020.
    2. ^ a b Breed data sheet: Brakel / Belgium (Chicken). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2023.
    3. ^ a b c Het Brakelhoen (in Dutch). Lierde: Braekelclub-Nederbraekel. Accessed August 2014.
    4. ^
      ISBN 9781405156424
      .
    5. ^ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
    6. ^ a b Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
    7. ^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
    8. ^ a b c d e f N. Moula, M. Jacquet, A. Verelst, N. Antoine-Moussiaux, F. Farnir, P. Leroy (2012). Les races de poules belges (in French). Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire 156: 37-65. Accessed August 2014.
    9. ^ a b c Raskenmerken: De kenmerken van het brakelhoen (in Dutch). Brakelhoenspeciaalclub, 2011. Archived 29 May 2013.
    10. ^ Transboundary breed: BBraekel. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2023.


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