Houdan chicken

Houdan
	A black mottled hen
Other names	French: Poule de Houdan
Country of origin	France
Standard	Standard-sized (in French); Bantam (in French)
Use	meat, eggs, fancy
Traits
Weight	Male: Standard: 2.5–3 kg; Bantam: 900 g; ; Female: Standard: 2–2.5 kg; Bantam: 800 g; ;
Egg colour	white
Comb type	shaped like a butterfly or oak-leaf; Canada, USA: v-shaped;
Classification
APA	continental
ABA	all other comb clean legged
EE	yes
PCGB	rare soft feather: heavy
Notes
	five-toed
	Chicken; Gallus gallus domesticus;

The Houdan or Poule de Houdan is an old French breed of domestic chicken. It is named for its area of origin, the commune of Houdan, in the département of Yvelines to the west of Paris. It belongs to the crested chicken group, is muffed and bearded, has an unusual leaf-shaped comb, and has five toes on each foot rather than the usual four.

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