Crevecoeur

CREVECOEUR

Little is known of the origin of this breed. Darwin classifies Crevecoeurs with Houdans as sub-varieties of the Polish. They originated in Normandy and took their name from a village in that country.

Crevecoeurs are large, handsome and useful fowls, similar in type and utility to the Houdan. They were admitted to the Standard in 1874.

Economic Qualities : A general purpose fowl for the production of meat and eggs. Colour of skin, white; colour of egg shells, white.

Crevecoeur by Harrison Weir in The Poultry Book, 1867

Disqualifications

More than one inch of positive white in any part of plumage, or two or more feathers tipped or edged with positive white, except in crest; shanks other than black or dark leaden blue.

STANDARD WEIGHTS

Cock 8 lbs. Hen 7 lbs. Cockerel 7 lbs. Pullet 6 lbs.

SHAPE OF MALE

Comb : Like the letter V in shape, of medium size, resting against front of crest.

Crest: Large, well fitted on crown of head, regular, inclining backward, composed of feathers similar in shape and texture to those of hackle.

Beak: Strong, well curved.

Head: Large, with a pronounced protuberance on top of skull.

Face: Almost wholly concealed by crest and beard.

Nostrils: Broad, highly arched.

Eyes: Full, oval.

Beard: Full, thick, extending around to back of eyes, nearly hiding face.

Wattles: Of uniform length, small, well-rounded, nearly concealed by beard.

Ear-Lobes: Small, nearly concealed by crest and beard.

Neck: Of medium length, well arched, with abundant hackle, flowing well down on shoulders.

Wings: Of medium size, well- folded, carried without drooping; primaries and secondaries, broad, and overlapping in natural order when wing is folded.

Back: Broad, straight; saddle feathers, abundant.

Tail: Rather long, full, expanded, carried at an angle of forty-five degrees above the horizontal; sickles, well-curved; coverts, abundant; main-tail feathers, broad and overlapping.

Breast: Broad, full, rounding well to shoulders.

Body and Fluff: Body, compact, well-proportioned; fluff, rather short.

Legs and Toes: Legs, set well apart, straight when viewed from front; lower thighs, short; shanks, rather short, fine in bone; toes, four on each foot; straight, well-spread.

SHAPE OF FEMALE

Comb: Like letter V in shape, small and as nearly as possible concealed by crest.

Crest: Large, compact, even, globular.

Beak: Strong, well-curved.

Head: Large, with a pronounced protuberance on top of skull.

Face: Almost wholly concealed by crest and beard.

Nostrils: Broad, highly arched.

Eyes: Full, oval.

Beard: Full, thick, extending around to back of eyes, nearly hiding face.

Wattles : Of uniform length, small, well-rounded, nearly concealed by beard.

Ear-Lobes: Small, entirely concealed by crest and beard.

Neck: Of medium length, thick, well-arched.

Wings: Of medium size, well-folded, carried without drooping; primaries and secondaries, broad, and overlapping in natural order when wing is folded.

Back: Broad, straight.

Tail: Rather long, moderately expanded at base, converging to tip, carried at an angle of forty-five degrees above the horizontal; main-tail feathers, broad and overlapping.

Breast: Broad, full, rounding well to shoulders.

Body and Fluff: Body, compact, well-proportioned; fluff, rather short.

Legs and Toes: Legs, set well apart, straight when viewed from front; lower thighs, short; shanks, rather short, fine in bone; toes, four on each foot, straight, well-spread.

COLOR OF MALE AND FEMALE

Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Bright red or preferably white.

Beak: Black, shading into horn at tip.

Eyes: Reddish bay.

Shanks and Toes: Dark leaden blue.

Plumage: Black plumage with a green sheen.

Sourced from: The American standard of perfection, illustrated. A complete description of recognized varieties of fowls, as revised by [the Association at its 62d-67th annual meetings, 1937-42.] https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009169004