Charollais chickens ; It is a medium-sized french chicken developed in the Charolles region (France) in the Saône et Loire. The Charollais is best known for...
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Coucou de Rennes Chickens ; is a breed developed by Doctor Ramé in the Rennes region at the beginning of the 20th century. Doctor Ramé’s standard...
Poule de Contres Contres chickens; It is named after Contres, a town of Loir et Cher. The typical farm chicken has all the hallmarks of a farm chicken raised...
Lyonnaise ; French chicken created by Mr. Etienne Tamburni in the Lyon area. It is the result of crossing a white silkie chicken and a Curly Dutch white...
La Flèche chicken is a rare breed today, but has been available in France since 1660. Its name comes from the town of La Flèche in the Sarthe valley. It is a...
Houdan chickens were once primarily bred in Paris for meat-loving customers. The aim was to raise a fast growing, heavy chicken with excellent meat quality...
Pictave bantam, as the name suggests, is from Poitou. Also, the term Pictave is generally known not only to the inhabitants of Poitou, but also to the Gaulish...
The word “gelline” comes from “gallina” which means chicken in Latin. The term géline no longer appears in dictionaries, but was now...
The Gascon chicken is a farm variety from the Garonne valley – from the Gironde to the Pyrenees – which has gradually disappeared with the arrival...
Crevecoeur is a historic endangered breed of crested chicken from Pays d’Auge. The breed gets its name from the village of Crèvecœur en Auge in Normandy...