- Crèvecœur (chicken)
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Crèvecœur 
Crèvecœur (male in foreground)Country of origin France Classification Traits Weight Male 3,5 kg Weight Female 2,5 kg Egg Color white Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) For other uses, see Crèvecœur (disambiguation).The Crèvecœur is a rare breed of chicken originating in France. Named after the town of Crèvecœur in Normandy, it is one of the oldest French chicken breeds, and may be the progenitor of the La Flèche, Houdan, and Faverolles.
They have uniformly black plumage, a V-shaped comb and large crests, similar in this last regard to the Houdan and Polish breeds. Their legs are a dark blue–gray.[1]
They were first kept in France as dual–purpose chickens, valued for both their white eggs and meat. Abroad in the U.S. and the U.K., where consumers prefer table birds with light-colored legs, Crèvecœurs are primarily bred for poultry exhibition. They were admitted in to the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection in 1874.
Contents
Footnotes
- ^ (Ekarius 2007, pp. 116–117)
See also
References
- Ekarius, Carol (2007). Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds. 210 MAS MoCA Way, North Adams MA 01247: Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58017-667-5.
External links
- Crèvecœur at the University of Oklahoma Animal Science Dept.
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