I am proud to say I got myself 2 of these beautiful birds some weeks ago. That is to say I managed to get 6 hatching eggs from the UK flown over to Antwerp as this breed doesn't exist anymore in its native countries the Netherlands and Belgium. Its sister breed the Braekel is the only survivor of WW2.
The Americans and Brittish designed this breed out of mainly the continental style Campine chickens, plus some Braekel blood to make them somewhat bigger.
More info on these origins, check: http://archive.org/stream/cu31924003118621#page/n9/mode/2up
Out of the 6 eggs eventually 2 hatched, the first Silver Campine chicks in decades perhaps almost a century in the Campine region!!!
They remind me of the Braekel chicks we used to have, very alert and very keen on stretching those wings. Even within two weeks they were climbing branches and tackling obstacles with ease. Unlike the Braekel chicks these Campines chicks are lighter in color with nice black marking on their heads. The brown spot on the top of their head is reminiscent of the Braekel.
Here I posted some week by week films on their progress.
At 6 days old: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpPQb82xCTI
And at 11 days old:
The Americans and Brittish designed this breed out of mainly the continental style Campine chickens, plus some Braekel blood to make them somewhat bigger.
More info on these origins, check: http://archive.org/stream/cu31924003118621#page/n9/mode/2up
Out of the 6 eggs eventually 2 hatched, the first Silver Campine chicks in decades perhaps almost a century in the Campine region!!!
They remind me of the Braekel chicks we used to have, very alert and very keen on stretching those wings. Even within two weeks they were climbing branches and tackling obstacles with ease. Unlike the Braekel chicks these Campines chicks are lighter in color with nice black marking on their heads. The brown spot on the top of their head is reminiscent of the Braekel.
Here I posted some week by week films on their progress.
At 6 days old: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpPQb82xCTI
And at 11 days old: