The lovely and quite unusual Houdan comes in 2 colourways black mottled and pure white at Pipinchick Poultry we rear the fetching Black Mottled variety. A large breed of chicken, with a gentle nature the Houdan is compatible with all other breeds, even tiny bantams, they make wonderful pets and thoroughly entertaining. See our pictures below.
Houdan Chickens at a Glance
Good With All
Make Great Pets and Garden Buddies
Large 150 -200 White Eggs PA
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Crested Pom-Pom
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The Houdan Chicken is a completely unique and wonderful bird, they have a crazy outlook and are a bit like a neurotic aunt! Not as cuddly as some breeds but will be friendly and tame, they can be flighty if spooked and a little jumpy. They have a very docile nature (although a bit bonkers) and are much like a big version of a Polish Hen. They have bags of personality and lots of love to give and will provide hours of fun watching them get up to their nutty chicken antics. Happy in most mixed flocks, they play nice with others, great for children as they are sweet birds and won’t be aggressive or peck.
The Houdan is a Large Fowl and has a very confident nature; they are a fantastic bird to have roaming the back garden, although too many in one area will leave your grass a little worse for wear. They have been described as having a calm, gentle and docile nature and will get used to being handled, they make lovely pets and back yard birds, they can fly and love to perch.
Houdan Chickens are named after the French town of Houdan to the west of Paris. The Houdan was believed to have been created from the Polish Crèvecœur and possibly the Dorking during the 1840’s.