Houdan pair, historic illustration from the Geflügel-Album of Jean Bungartz, 1885Detail of the head of a cock, showing the characteristic butterfly comb
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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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...
Houdan (French: [udɑ̃] ) is a commune of the Yvelines department 63 kilometres (39 mi) west of Paris in the north of France. The name has evolved from...
a French breed of chicken. The breed was developed in the 1860s in north-central France, in the vicinity of the villages of Houdan and Faverolles. The...
Other breeds which exhibit this rare trait include the Dorking, Faverolles, Houdan, and Sultan. All Silkies have black or bluish skin, bones and grayish-black...
There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the...
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Crested chickens are a group of ornamental chicken breeds characterised by a tuft or crest of upward-pointing feathers on the head. A skull excavated in...
It resulted from cross-breeding of imported Sulmtaler and Houdan birds with local chickens. A breed standard was drawn up in about 1918. The Sombor Crested...
This is a list of the chicken breeds usually considered to be of French origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not...
Dorking and Houdan stock to create heavy meat birds for fattening. In about 1900 some breeders brought together the small remaining stock of chickens of the...
is the primary benchmark of exhibition poultry in Australia, covering chickens, turkey, geese, ducks and guinea fowl. Call duck. bantam. Australian Poultry...
British Poultry Standards of the Poultry Club of Great Britain include chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great...
heritage chicken breeds. Chickens normally have 4 toes on each foot. The chicken breeds known for being polydactyl are the Dorking, Faverolle, Houdan, Lincolnshire...
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