Brabanter
Sign in to saveThe Brabanter is a Dutch breed of crested chicken originating in the historic region of Brabant which straddles Belgium and the Netherlands. It is an ancient breed and is shown in 17th-century paintings. A bantam Brabanter was created in around 1934.
Key facts
- Poultry breed.name
- Brabanter
- Poultry breed.image
- File:Melchior d'Hondecoeter 002.jpg
- Poultry breed.image_caption
- A painting by Melchior d'Hondecoeter, apparently showing a Brabanter cock and hen
- Poultry breed.status
- endangered
- Poultry breed.altname
- Brabançonne
- Poultry breed.country
- Netherlands
- Poultry breed.pcgb
- rare soft feather: light
- Poultry breed.maleweight
- Standard: 1.9–2.5 kgBantam: 0.9–1.0 kg
- Poultry breed.femaleweight
- Standard: 1.6–2.0 kgBantam: 0.7–0.8 kg
- Poultry breed.comb
- V-shaped
- Poultry breed.type
- Chicken
- Poultry breed.latin
- Gallus gallus domesticus
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The Brabanter is a Dutch breed of crested chicken originating in the historic region of Brabant which straddles Belgium and the Netherlands. It is an ancient breed and is shown in 17th-century paintings. A bantam Brabanter was created in around 1934.
==History==
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