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Houdan chicken
French breed of domestic chicken / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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![]() A black mottled hen | |
Other names | French: Poule de Houdan |
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Country of origin | France |
Standard | Standard-sized (in French) Bantam (in French) |
Use | meat, eggs, fancy |
Traits | |
Weight |
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Egg colour | white |
Comb type |
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Classification | |
APA | continental[1] |
ABA | all other comb clean legged[1] |
EE | yes[2] |
PCGB | rare soft feather: heavy[3] |
Notes | |
five-toed | |
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