Estaires chicken

Poule d'Estaires
Country of originFrance
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    2.2 kg
  • Female:
    2.2 kg
Classification
EEFrance

The Poule d'Estaires (French pronunciation: [pul detɛʁ]) is a breed of domestic chicken from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of north-eastern France. It is a variety of the Langshan breed imported to England from China in 1872, and exported from there to Europe soon after. Some were raised in the Pas-de-Calais département, and others in the neighbouring Nord département, particularly in the areas of Estaires, La Gorgue, Laventie and Merville, from which birds were supplied to Lille.

A breeders' club was formed in 1999, and in 2004 the breed came under the protection of the Centre Régional de Ressources Génétiques, the genetic resource centre of the Nord – Pas de Calais region.

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