Campine
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Fait Amusant
Campine cocks are naturally hen-feathered — they grow no sickle tail feathers, no pointed hackles, and no curved saddle feathers. This makes them look nearly identical to the hens, a unique trait among European breeds.
A slender, elegant Belgian breed from the Campine region (Kempen) of Antwerp and Limburg, noted for its striking silver or gold plumage with beetle-green barred pencilling. Campines are distinctive for being hen-feathered in cocks — the males carry the same pencilled plumage as the females, lacking the long curved sickle tail feathers typical of roosters. An active forager and productive layer of medium white eggs, the Campine is now a rare conservation breed.
🏷️ Race
Campine
💭 Tempérament
Active, alert, nervous, excellent forager, independent
📏 Taille
Small-Medium (1.8-2.3 kg)
⏳ Espérance de vie
5-8 years
🎨 Couleurs
Silver Campine: white with barred pencilling; Gold Campine: gold with barred pencilling
🌍 Origine
Belgium — Kempen region (Campine), Antwerp and Limburg; ancient breed
🏠 Habitat
Free-range; adapted to the flat, sandy heathlands of the Kempen
🍽️ Alimentation
Layer pellets; historically forages on sandy heath and farmland
🎯 Usage
Egg
🥚 Couleur des œufs
White
👑 Type de crête
Single
🏅 Classe EE
Large Fowl