Crevecoeur & Sicilian Buttercup chickens
Crevecoeur chickens
This beautiful yet rare breed was originally meant to be a table bird, which is a bird meant to eat, but its striking
coat and crest make it a popular ornamental bird used for show.
Crevecoeurs hail from Normandy, France.
Black is the only
color recognized, but some variations are blue.
Because their feathers are
delicate, they are best suited for climates with warmer weather; cold and wet
regions are hard on them.
They do well in confinement but are active
and need room to run during
the day.
These chickens have a clean leg, with four toes on
each foot.
They are friendly and quiet, and the hens are seldom broody.
Under all of those black feathers
is white skin, and they have dark shanks.
Crevecoeurs have a V-shaped
comb and a long wattle.
The roosters weigh about 7
to 8 pounds and hens weigh about 6 pounds.
The eggs of the mother hens are medium size and
white.
They lay about 2 eggs per week or about 100 eggs a year. Overall, the Crevecoeur can provide plenty of
eggs, it is a good size for a table bird, friendly enough to be a pet, and it
has unique features for showing and competitions.
It is an endangered bird but
can be found at various hatcheries online.
Sicilian Buttercup chickens
This Mediterranean class of chicken
was discovered in 1892 in Italy.
It is named
Buttercup because its comb is a perfect
buttercup comb with 5 points.
The rich colors of the roosters
and hens of this breed
attracted the attention of Americans who
show birds.
The males are a rich, orange-red bird with black spangles in their
feathers.
Their lustrous black tail has a green sheen to it.
The female
Buttercup is a deep gold or amber, and black spangles
accent all of her feathers.
Their shanks and toes are olive
or yellow green, their skin is yellow, and
their earlobes are white.
Buttercups are foragers
by nature and prefer to be free-range.
They do not bear
confinement well, and owners claim
their birds are friendly but restless.
One of
the most typical characteristics of this breed is that they tend to be a bit wild and do not prefer to be social with people.
The hens are seldom broody, and they have a low egg production.
The eggs they do produce are small and white.
Even
though they do not provide an ample supply of eggs,
they are attractive show birds that will surely please the crowd.
They are a small bird and only weigh 4 to 5
pounds.
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