Anyone have experience with Crevecoeur chickens?

[ErnieBerley]

I want to expand my flock in the spring and thinking about these rare birdies. Crevecouer hens.......wondering how their general attitude, egg laying, etc.. I would get 2 hens

thanks ! Happy New Year!

 

[ErnieBerley]

 

[CreveChris]

Gorgeous, Ernie! How old is/was this roo? (I have 7 Crèvecouer chicks and they are so gentle I can't tell how many of mine are roos.) Would love to see any photos you'd like to share. Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but there is very little about Crèves online.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[ErnieBerley]

Gorgeous, Ernie! How old is/was this roo? (I have 7 Crèvecouer chicks and they are so gentle I can't tell how many of mine are roos.) Would love to see any photos you'd like to share. Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but there is very little about Crèves online.

Thanks,
Chris

hey Chris...that's an internet pic! it was me putting a pic out there of what i would like to get. Where can you get these? thanks !!

 

[CreveChris]

hey Chris...that's an internet pic! it was me putting a pic out there of what i would like to get. Where can you get these? thanks !!

Got my Crèvecouer chicks from Greenfire Farms and highly recommend. I am raising them after researching breeds at the Livestock Conservancy. They are very sweet chicks and already have beautiful feathers at 8 days old.

 

[Zuramir]

Gorgeous, Ernie! How old is/was this roo? (I have 7 Crèvecouer chicks and they are so gentle I can't tell how many of mine are roos.) Would love to see any photos you'd like to share. Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but there is very little about Crèves online.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Zuramir]

I’m trying to figure out genders on my 7 week old crevs. They are really looking quite different at this point so I’m thinking a pullet and cockerel.

 

[CreveChris]

I’m trying to figure out genders on my 7 week old crevs. They are really looking quite different at this point so I’m thinking a pullet and cockerel. View attachment 2193211View attachment 2193212View attachment 2193213

Sweet Crèves. I have 7 8-week-old Crèvecœurs and the 3 cockerels are all sporting red horns.

 

[Zuramir]

Sweet Crèves. I have 7 8-week-old Crèvecœurs and the 3 cockerels are all sporting red horns.

Are the Roos combs redder/bigger than the nubbins that mine has? How about the tails? Have you noticed much difference between them? Mine seem to be totally different. ?

 

[CreveChris]

Are the Roos combs redder/bigger than the nubbins that mine has? How about the tails? Have you noticed much difference between them? Mine seem to be totally different. ?

I'm not an expert on this, since these are my first Crèves, but my roos have combs that are more visible beneath their feathers and very red. I would bet you have a cockerel and a pullet.