Campine Chicken thread?

[swamperkk]

as i said mine fight off hawks not bald eagles,is like a sparrow going against a eagle,the sparrow wont win,take care of that flu

 

[Wisher1000]

Some of this years cockerels, the older ones, below.

 

[Wisher1000]

 

[ultraflora]

Seeking home for my 15 week old Golden Campine ASAP and thought I'd post a note here in case anyone was interested (I have him posted in the free rooster section). I've enjoyed learning about Campines in this thread and thought there could be someone out there who's wanting to add one to their flock. I'm in NH but am doing field work in other nearby states (VT, CT, MA, NY, etc.) and could likely transport him. Hand raised on organic feed, still lets me handle him without much complaint.
He was my precocious little cutie who got a comb and started crowing at 2 weeks!

First photo is a month old, the second two are from this past week:

 

[Drieslag]

Just some more history and I'll call it a day over here

Single and rose combed Campines from a 1902 drawing found in 'The Book of Hamburgs'.

https://archive.org/stream/cu31924003690892#page/n11/mode/2up/search/campine

 

[Drieslag]

And the coloured, combined version of both drawings from L'Acclimatisation Illustrée, also from 1902.

 

[Wisher1000]

Dries, these are the hens I was talking about. Try to ignore the barring and just look at their bodies. Both are solidly built and have nice wings and tail sets. I dislike their heads (I dislike the heads of all my Campines and will be working on that in the next few years) but their eye and leg color is spot on. It is too early to accurately evaluate this years pullets, but some are benefitting from the cross and some are not. I will use some to see if the problems are long term, but will just have to wait and see.

 

[Drieslag]

The heads do seem a bit smallish, but this could be because they are of more old Campine than Braekel descent. The extra grayness in the white of the feathers also suggests this. As do the combs, but that's hard to tell as I don't know how old they are exactly. Not too young I guess, cause they really look solid as you say.

Below my 16 week old Campines of an English Danish cross. I already sold my best ones to new breeders and these I'm just keeping for the eggs. The one in front is much too white and it's eyes are really not dark enough. I think this one is too narrowly built by the way. The second in the back on the left has too much white spread across it's back, and also has feathers there that are laced instead of barred. It does have the nicest form of the three though and is the most active one. The third one, back right, has the best barring on the individual feathers although the bars themselves do not form parallel circles around the body. Which makes it a bit messy. Just a bit white on the wings and some black and grey spots on the chest. Also nice form and very blue legs.

Below a picture of a set of Campines me and others donated to an open air heritage museum in Belgium.

 

[Drieslag]

Apparently there's a book called 'Campine Fowl' by a J. Harvey which I found online. But I can't read or download it in Belgium. Is there someone in the US or UK willing to download it for me and send it to me? Much obliged.

http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009169741
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha009169741

 

[lottiebirdy]

Chamois campiness were supposed to have gone extinct in the late 1800's I think- so this is probably a hybrid. If it is a real chamois campine, then you have a very special chicken! Good luck with him/her.