Information on the Bressehuhn chicken breed

National colors of France

General information about Bresse

The Bresse hen or Bresse gauloise is a ruminant hen originating from France (Bresse region) and belongs to the large breeds. The red head, white plumage and blue legs are the colors of France. This chicken has not been recognized as a breed by the BDRG.

Appearance of brooms

The Bresse chicken has snow-white plumage, relatively small red wattles and a bright red single comb. The blue legs and feet are an indispensable breed characteristic. The eyes of the birds are orange. The cocks weigh between 2.5 and 3.0 kg

Existing dwarf form

not known

Color strokes of Bressen

white

Keeping the Bressehuhn

These chickens are a very robust and happy breed that are not very demanding. The fence doesn’t need to be too high, as they hardly have an urge to fly.

Character of Bressen

They tend to be somewhat calmer chickens and are not fidgety. With a little more patience than with other chickens and small bribes, they also become quite tame. The pullets are sometimes very lazy and like to lie around, but this is normal for them.

Eggs from Bresse hens

The hens lay approx. 220 white eggs weighing 60g per year. The pullets start laying at around 18 weeks.