Brabanter chicken
The Brabanter is an ancient crested and bearded chicken from Brabant, the region straddling Belgium and the Netherlands.
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The Brabanter is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Rare Soft Feather Light class. Its origin is given as Netherlands.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Gold-spangled, Silver-spangled, Black, White, Cream.
It lays white eggs.
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Rare Soft Feather Light
- Origin
- Netherlands
History
Similar birds appear in a 1676 painting by Melchior d'Hondecoeter. Black and cuckoo Brabanters were shown at the first German poultry exhibition, in Görlitz in 1854. The breed nearly died out in the early 1900s and was rebuilt by crossing with other crested and bearded birds. A bantam version was made in about 1934.
Appearance
One of the lightest breeds: cocks weigh 1.9–2.5 kg and hens 1.6–2.0 kg. The narrow crest projects upwards and slightly forwards, like the Appenzeller Spitzhauben's. It has a three-lobed beard and muffs, a V-shaped comb, and small white earlobes; wattles are often absent. The Netherlands recognises seven colours, including black, chamois, cuckoo, gold- and silver-spangled, laced blue and white.
Recognised colours
Gold-spangled, Silver-spangled, Black, White, Cream
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
Eggs
- Egg colour
- White
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
Not recorded yet.
Conservation status (RBST)
Not on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority list.
Breed club
- The Rare Poultry Society, umbrella · Website
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