The La Flèche, French: Poule de La Flèche, is a rare French breed of dual-purpose domestic chicken. It originates from the département of the Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loireregion, and is named for the town and commune of La Flèche in that area, not far from the capital of the Sarthe, Le Mans. The breed was once famous for the fine quality of its meat; since the Second World War, numbers have fallen very low.[7]
Many authors date the origins of the La Flèche breed to the fifteenth century.[8] An early description dates from 1846.[9] The breed enjoyed a period of fame and success in the first part of the twentieth century,[8] but, as with all native French breeds other than the Bresse, numbers fell heavily after the Second World War.[7]
In the 1960s and 1970s it came close to disappearing; there has since been a gradual recovery.[8] In 2011 a rescue project was launched by the Conservatoire des races animales en Pays de la Loire, the regional animal breed conservation body of the Pays de la Loire region.[7]
Some birds were exported to the United States in the 1850s, but were found too delicate for the climate.[10] Some were exported to Germany in about 1860,[11] and others were exported to Britain by William Bernhardt Tegetmeier in 1882.[10]
Characteristicsedit
Their main distinguishing feature is their unusual V-shaped comb. They are of medium size, with cocks usually weighing between 3.5–4 kg, and hens between 3–3.5 kg.[2]
Useedit
Hens may lay about 180 white eggs per year, with an average weight of 60 g.[11]: 50
Referencesedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Flèche (chicken).
^Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN9789251057629. Accessed July 2014.
^ abcVolailles: Poule La Flèche (in French). Écomusée du pays de Rennes [fr]. Accessed August 2014.
^ ab (in French). La Flèche Club. Archived 28 August 2014.
^Victoria Roberts (2008). British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN9781405156424. p. 157–58.
^. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
^. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
^ abcPoule La Flèche (in French). Conservatoire des races animales en Pays de la Loire. Accessed August 2014.
^ abcJean-Claude Périquet (2006). Coqs et poules, les races françaises (in French). Paris: Rustica; cited in: (in French). La Flèche Club. Archived 28 August 2014.
^ (in French). La Flèche Club. Archived 28 August 2014.
^ abLa Flèche Chicken. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed December 2018.
^ abRassetafeln: La Flèche (in German). Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter. Accessed December 2018.
This poultry article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
flèche, chicken, flèche, french, poule, flèche, rare, french, breed, dual, purpose, domestic, chicken, originates, from, département, sarthe, pays, loire, region, named, town, commune, flèche, that, area, from, capital, sarthe, mans, breed, once, famous, fine,. The La Fleche French Poule de La Fleche is a rare French breed of dual purpose domestic chicken It originates from the departement of the Sarthe in the Pays de la Loire region and is named for the town and commune of La Fleche in that area not far from the capital of the Sarthe Le Mans The breed was once famous for the fine quality of its meat since the Second World War numbers have fallen very low 7 La FlecheHen at the Ecomusee du pays de Rennes fr Conservation statusFAO 2007 no data 1 45 Other namesFrench Poule de La FlecheStandardFrance in French Usedual purposeTraitsWeightMale Standard 3 5 4 kg 2 Bantam 900 g 3 Female Standard 3 3 5 kg 2 Bantam 800 g 3 Skin colorwhiteComb typetwo vertical spikes 4 ClassificationAPAcontinental 5 PCGBrare soft feather heavy 6 ChickenGallus gallus domesticusLa Fleche cock and hen by Jean Bungartz Geflugel Album 1885 Head of a cock showing the characteristic comb Contents 1 History 2 Characteristics 3 Use 4 ReferencesHistory editMany authors date the origins of the La Fleche breed to the fifteenth century 8 An early description dates from 1846 9 The breed enjoyed a period of fame and success in the first part of the twentieth century 8 but as with all native French breeds other than the Bresse numbers fell heavily after the Second World War 7 In the 1960s and 1970s it came close to disappearing there has since been a gradual recovery 8 In 2011 a rescue project was launched by the Conservatoire des races animales en Pays de la Loire the regional animal breed conservation body of the Pays de la Loire region 7 Some birds were exported to the United States in the 1850s but were found too delicate for the climate 10 Some were exported to Germany in about 1860 11 and others were exported to Britain by William Bernhardt Tegetmeier in 1882 10 Characteristics editTheir main distinguishing feature is their unusual V shaped comb They are of medium size with cocks usually weighing between 3 5 4 kg and hens between 3 3 5 kg 2 Use editHens may lay about 180 white eggs per year with an average weight of 60 g 11 50 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Fleche chicken Barbara Rischkowsky D Pilling eds 2007 List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources annex to The State of the World s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Rome Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ISBN 9789251057629 Accessed July 2014 a b c Volailles Poule La Fleche in French Ecomusee du pays de Rennes fr Accessed August 2014 a b La Fleche in French La Fleche Club Archived 28 August 2014 Victoria Roberts 2008 British poultry standards complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain Oxford Blackwell ISBN 9781405156424 p 157 58 APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties As of January 1 2012 American Poultry Association Archived 4 November 2017 Breed Classification Poultry Club of Great Britain Archived 12 June 2018 a b c Poule La Fleche in French Conservatoire des races animales en Pays de la Loire Accessed August 2014 a b c Jean Claude Periquet 2006 Coqs et poules les races francaises in French Paris Rustica cited in Historique de la La Fleche a travers divers auteurs du XIXeme a nos jours in French La Fleche Club Archived 28 August 2014 Historique de la La Fleche a travers divers auteurs du XIXeme a nos jours in French La Fleche Club Archived 28 August 2014 a b La Fleche Chicken The Livestock Conservancy Accessed December 2018 a b Rassetafeln La Fleche in German Bund Deutscher Rassegeflugelzuchter Accessed December 2018 nbsp This poultry article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Fleche chicken amp oldid 1087178297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
