Chicken Breed Info:
Breed Purpose: Dual Purpose

Comb: Combless

Broodiness:

Climate Tolerance: they do well in colder climates.


General Egg Info:
Egg Productivity: Medium

Egg Size: Medium

Egg Color: White


Breed Temperament: Calm. mild

Very easy to hold, calm, easy to change couples without fights between the animals.

Breed Colors / Varieties:

Black, White, Hemmed Blue, Cuckoo and Black-Spotted




Breed Details:

The full breed is known with several different names: Breda, Gueldre (which refers to one of the provinces in the Netherlands: Gelderland) and in the Netherlands itself, it is known as 'Kraaikop', the Dutch word for "Crowhead”. This name was given because the shape of the head of the Breda with its crested tassel, lack of a comb, and large shell nostrils looks like a crow.

The Bredas were common in the US before the Civil War and were called Guelderlands or Guelders. In this period of time they were origianlly used for meat, but were also noted to be good layers of white eggs.

The Breda is a large fowl with a prominent breast; long and closely feathered legs; feathered feet, volture hocks, broad and sloping back; short neck; no comb; red-brown to orange eyes, and cavernouse nostrils. It has a small tassel crest from where the comb should be.

In Europe, Bredas were used for shows and production bird. They were also common and popular in producing market hybrids.

Today, the Breda is a very rare in Europe and were not available in the USA until reintroduced by European imports in 2011.​






Chicken Breed Photos:


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