Crèvecœur chicken

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.

For other uses, see Crèvecœur (disambiguation).
Crèvecœur
Crèvecœur cock (foreground)
Conservation statusFAO (2007): endangered
Country of originFrance
Usedual-purpose, meat and eggs; fancy
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    • Standard: 3–3.5 kg: 92 
    • Bantam: 1100 g: 92 
  • Female:
    • Standard: 2.5–3 kg: 92 
    • Bantam: 900 g: 92 
Egg colourwhite
Comb typeV-shaped
Classification
APAcontinental
ABAall other comb clean legged
PCGBrare soft feather: heavy
Notes
crested breed
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