Barbezieux (chicken)
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| Origin: | France | |
| Year: | Described since about 1850, recognized since 1907 | |
| Colour: | black | |
| Weight: | Rooster: 4.5 kg. Hen: 3.5 kg |
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| Laying output per year: | 170-200 eggs | |
| Eggshell color: | Yellow to light brown | |
| Egg weight: | 75-100 grams | |
| Breeding standards: | Entente Européenne | |
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The Barbezieux chicken breed was named after the French town of the same name, Barbezieux in the Charente-Maritime department , and has an exceptional size and meat quality. It is only recognized within the French and Belgian standards.
features
The breed is one of the largest among European chickens and is highly valued as a meat breed. Due to the abundant egg production (170–200 eggs p. A.), One can speak of a dual-purpose breed . The egg weight is also noticeable, often over 100 g per egg. There is only the black color.
origin
The breed is closely related to the area of origin and is probably related to the Marans from the neighboring region. It may also be of Spanish origin. Some authors, not just Edward Brown , assign it to the Spanish races instead of the French. During a poultry show in Paris in 1860, a Barbezieux was awarded first prize. In 1907 a French standard was officially approved. After the First World War there was a sharp decline in animal populations due to competition from commercial meat breeds.
The breed was considered extinct at the end of the 20th century. The Barbezieux, which are still present at the moment, emerge from a single trunk. Due to several external characteristics, it is assumed that the animals of today correspond phenotypically with the original Barbezieux, but not necessarily from a genotypic point of view.
flesh
The Barbezieux capons in particular were a delicacy in the past and were expressly praised by the French restaurateur JeanAnthelme Brillat-Savarin.
Special associations
- Poule de Barbezieux - Club de France à Barbezieux, founded in 1997
- Association de sauvegarde de la poule de Barbezieux à Chalais
Evidence and further literature
- ↑ List of the Entente Européenne large chicken breeds recognized in 2016 on entente-ee.com , accessed on February 11, 2019
- ↑ Information on marans-unkert.de , accessed on February 11, 2019
- ↑ a b Bruno Dürigen : Poultry farming . Handbook and textbook on racial studies, breeding, care and keeping of domestic, farm and park poultry. 4th and 5th, revised edition. tape 1 : species and races. Handbook and textbook on racial studies, breeding, care and keeping of domestic, farm and park poultry, Berlin 1923, Barbezieux, p. 138 ( Hathi Trust [accessed March 4, 2019]).
- ^ Rüdiger Wandelt, Josef Wolters: Handbuch der Hühnerrassen . the chicken breeds in the world. Verlag Wolters, Bottrop 1996, ISBN 3-9801504-5-3 , Barbezieux, p. 154 .
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Edward Brown: Races of Domestic Poultry . Arnold, London 1906, OCLC 4614160 , doi : 10.5962 / bhl.title.39895 (English).
- Spanish Races of Fowls, p. 99ff.
- Barbezieux, p. 109f.
- ↑ Société archéologique, historique et littéraire de Barbezieux: 1900-2000. Barbezieux, dans la traversée du vingtième siècle, Barbezieux 2011
- ↑ Françoise Barbin-Lecrevisse: Charentes Gourmandes, Edition Sud Ouest, 2013