Campine (chicken)

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Silver and Gold varieties of the Campine
A silver Campine hen

The Campine is a breed of chicken originating in Belgium's Campine region. They are a fairly small breed in Silver and Gold varieties, with solid white or golden hackles and iridescent black-green barred bodies. Hens and roosters are nearly identical in feather coloration. They will lay a fair number of white-shelled eggs, but are largely kept for showing today. The Golden Campine's head and neck is gold with the remainder of the bird being barred gold and beetle–green; the Silver variety has a white head and neck with the remainder likewise also being beetle-green with alternating white barring.

The Campine biologically has been compared both in appearance and anatomy to the Sebright; a fancy breed of True Bantam that also displays gold and silver feather patterns. Another thing they share in common with the Sebright is, though to a lesser extant, hen feathering in the cocks. Thus it is speculated they could have been used as one of the breeds used to create the Sebright.[1]

The Campine is closely related to the similar looking Brakel, as well as (more distantly) to the Fayoumi.

Approximate Weight

Cock 2.7 kg 5.9 lbs
Hen 2.3 kg 5.1 lbs


Bantam Variety Campine
Rooster 680 g 24 oz 1.5 lbs
Hen 570 g 20.1 oz 1.3 lbs

See also

References

  1. ↑ McKusik, Victor Almon. Mendelian inheritance in man: catalog of human genes and genetic disorders, Volume 2. JHU Press, 1998
  • Graham, Chris (2006). Choosing and Keeping Chickens. 2-4 Heron Quays London E14 4JP: Octopus Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7938-0601-0. 

They are extremely rare and very seldom are seen at shows.

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