Crèvecœur chicken
A black cock (foreground) | |
| Conservation status | FAO (2007): no data |
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| Country of origin | France |
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| Traits | |
| Weight |
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| Egg colour | white |
| Comb type | v-shaped |
| Classification | |
| APA | continental |
| ABA | all other comb clean legged |
| PCGB | rare soft feather: heavy |
| Notes | |
| crested breed | |
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The Crèvecœur (French pronunciation: [kʁɛvkœʁ]) is an endangered French breed of crested chicken from the Pays d'Auge, in the Calvados département of Normandy, in north-western France. It is named after the commune of Crèvecœur-en-Auge. It is related to the La Flèche and to other Norman breeds such as the Caumont and Caux and the extinct Pavilly; the Merlerault was formerly considered a sub-type of the Crèvecœur.