Crèvecœur chicken
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For other uses, see Crèvecœur (disambiguation).
The Crèvecœur is an endangered historic breed of crested chicken from the Pays d'Auge, in the Calvados département of Normandy, in north-western France. It is named after the commune of Crèvecœur-en-Auge. It is related to the La Flèche and to other Norman breeds such as the Caumont and Caux and the extinct Pavilly; the Merlerault was formerly considered a sub-type of the Crèvecœur.
Quick Facts Conservation status, Country of origin ...
Conservation status | FAO (2007): endangered |
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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 | |
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