Country
Specie
ISO3
FRA
Language
fr.
Description
there are several varieties
Transboundary name
Faverolle
Other name
Tête de Hibou
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Avian classification
indigenous
Weight males
3.70
Weight females
3.10
Other specific visible traits
slightly feathered legs, beard and muffling well developed, 5 spurs, light yellow coloured
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
This breed originated in Faverolles village, in the Department Eure-et-Loire (France) in 1870, from local chicken crossed with Brahma, Houdan, Dorking, Cochin and Langshan. It is different from the Faverolles Foncee, bred in Germany.
Year of origin
1870
Location within country
Faverolles, Eure-Et-Loir Department
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Vulnerable
