List of French chicken breeds
This is a list of the chicken breeds usually considered to be of French origin.[1][2][3] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from France. Not all of these breeds have existed continuously since they were first described; some, like the Pavilly, Merlerault and Caumont, became extinct in the early twentieth century and were later recreated.[4]
| Breed | Cock | Hen | Chick | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsacienne | .jpg) golden salmon bantam cock | .jpg) black hen |  blue chick | |
| Aquitaine | ||||
| Barbezieux |  | |||
| Bourbonnaise |  |  |  | |
| Bourbourg | ||||
| Bresse Gauloise |  |  | ||
| Caumont | ||||
| Caussade | ||||
| Charollaise |  |  | ||
| Combattant du Nord | ||||
| Côtentine | ||||
| Cou-nu du Forez |  |  | ||
| Coucou de Rennes |  |  | ||
| Coucou des Flandres |  | .JPG) | ||
| Courtes-Pattes | ||||
| Crèvecoeur |  | |||
| Estaires |  | |||
| Faverolles Allemande | ||||
| Faverolles Française | ||||
| Gascogne | ||||
| Gâtinaise | ||||
| Gauloise Dorée | ||||
| Géline de Touraine | ||||
| Gournay | ||||
| Hergnies | ||||
| Houdan | ||||
| Janzé |  | |||
| La Fléche |  | |||
| Landaise | ||||
| Le Mans | .jpg) | |||
| Limousine | ||||
| Lyonnaise | ||||
| Mantes | ||||
| Marans |  | |||
| Merlerault | ||||
| Meusienne | ||||
| Noire de Challans | ||||
| Noire du Berry | ||||
| Pavilly | ||||
| Pictave | ||||
| Poule des Haies | ||||
| Sans-Queue |
Extinct breeds
- Ardeale
- Blanzac
- Chrisantheme
- Cocherelle
- Contres
- Coucou de France
- Coucou Picarde
- Coucou Soie
- Favoris
- Ivanaise
- Malgache
- Poule de Caux
- Poule de Marquise
- Poule de Saint-Omer
- Poule des Courrières
- Poule Lorraine
- Provençale
References
- ^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
- ^ Breeds reported by France: Chicken. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
- ^ Alain Fournier (2005). L'élevage des poules. Paris: Artémis. ISBN 9782844163509.
- ^ Jean-Claude Périquet (2015). Races de poules et de coqs de France. Paris: Editions France Agricole. ISBN 9782855573861.