This is a list of the chicken breeds usually considered to be of French origin.[1][2][3] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from France. Not all of these breeds have existed continuously since they were first described; some, like the Pavilly, Merlerault and Caumont, became extinct in the early twentieth century and were later recreated.[4][page needed]
Extinct breeds
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edit- ^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
- ^ Breeds reported by France: Chicken. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
- ^ Alain Fournier (2005). L'élevage des poules. Paris: Artémis. ISBN 9782844163509.
- ^ Jean-Claude Périquet (2015). Races de poules et de coqs de France. Paris: Editions France Agricole. ISBN 9782855573861.