Crèvecœur chicken
FAO (2007): endangered | |
| Country of origin | France |
|---|---|
| Use | dual-purpose, meat and eggs; fancy |
| Traits | |
| Weight | |
| Egg colour | white |
| Comb type | V-shaped |
| Classification | |
| APA | continental[2] |
| ABA | all other comb clean legged |
| PCGB | rare soft feather: heavy[3] |
| Notes | |
| crested breed | |
The Crèvecœur is an endangered historic
History
The Crèvecœur is among the oldest French breeds of chicken; its origins are unknown. It takes its name from the
The Crèvecœur was reared in the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century,
The French population of the breed suffered during both the
Bantam versions were separately developed in the United States from about 1960, and in Germany towards 2000.[1]: 92
Characteristics
The Crèvecœur has a
It is most commonly black,[10] and this is the only colour variant recognised in the United Kingdom and in the United States.[11]: 114 [2] Three other colours are recognised in France: blue,[12] white,[13] and cuckoo.[8]: 45 [14] The face, comb, ear-lobes and wattles are bright red, the legs and feet slate blue or black. The beak is a dark horn colour, the eyes may be red or sometimes black.[11]: 114
Use
The Crèvecœur was traditionally kept as a dual-purpose chicken, raised both for its eggs and for its meat, which is of high quality.[1]: 92 The eggs are white, and weigh about 55 g.[4]: 37 It is now raised primarily for poultry exhibition.[4]: 37
References
- ^ ISBN 9782855573861.
- ^ a b c APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
- ^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9782844166937.
- ^ a b Pierre-Alain Falquet (2014). Coup de coeur pour la Crèvecoeur (in French). Club Suisse des Volailles Françaises. Accessed September 2016.
- ^ Louis Bréchemin (1893). Élevage moderne des animaux de basse-cour. Poules et poulaillers, élevage naturel et artificiel, monographie de toutes les races (in French). Paris: E. Dentu. Page 72–75.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Crèvecoeur/France. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed May 2014.
- ISBN 9781405156424.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Crèvecoeur noire/France. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9781119509141.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Crèvecoeur bleue/France. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2016.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Crèvecoeur blanche/France. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2016.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Crèvecoeur coucou/France. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2016.
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