Breda chicken
The Breda is an old Dutch breed with no comb at all. Its 'crow-headed' look earned it the Dutch name Kraaikop.
Some details are still being checked. Anything marked unconfirmed or reported may change. Suggest a change
The Breda 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: Black, Blue, White, Cuckoo.
It lays white eggs.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com, edepot.wur.nl. See sources
Photos
From keepers' flocks
No keeper photos yet.
Keep this breed? Add your birds on Flockstock and share a photo from the bird's page. Go to my flock
Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Rare Soft Feather Light
- Origin
- Netherlands
History
It is also known as the Guelderlander or Gelders Hoen, and has been documented since at least the 1840s. It was common in Gelderland and Brabant but declined in the late 1800s, then recovered in the early 1900s as a show and utility bird. In 1900 its head was chosen as the emblem of the Dutch poultry club (NHC). Bantams were first shown in 1935. As commercial hybrids spread it became rare, and a Dutch club was founded in 1985 to protect it.
Appearance
No comb. Tall and strongly built, with very long vulture hocks. In France the cuckoo form was called the Poule de Gueldre.
Recognised colours
Black, Blue, White, Cuckoo
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
Eggs
- Egg colour
- White
- Notes
- Backyard Poultry says hens were considered prolific layers.
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- Not widely bred outside the Netherlands, but described in many poultry books because it has no comb.
Conservation status (RBST)
Not on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority list.
Breed club
- The Rare Poultry Society, umbrella · Website
Sources
This page is compiled from:
Review
Some details are still being checked.
Suggest a change
Spotted something wrong or missing? Tell us what it should say, and we'll review it.