October 28, 2007 – Rare Breed Chickens “Silver Campine”
The rare breed chickens the girls purchased a few months ago are growing up!
There’s really no way to describe them other than “chickeny” with their black, white and red coloring, long legs, and chicken strut. The bird in the foreground is a “Silver Campine” a breed originating in Belgium and came out of favor when the commercial chicken industry got off the ground after WWII and the industry standardized on a few breeds and left many of the other breeds behind.
8 Responses to “October 28, 2007 – Rare Breed Chickens “Silver Campine””
shannon says:
November 3, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Keep us updated on the campines – it may have just been ours, but they were awful egg eaters…E counted down the days till I finally agreed we were losing more eggs to their bad habits then they were laying!
Diane says:
September 2, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Can I use a copy of your campine’s picture for a breed page on Backyard chickens forum. I would list you in the credits of the pictures.
highhopesgardens says:
September 2, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Sure!
RENNEA BURGESS says:
October 16, 2009 at 5:35 pm
hi, iam looking to buy rare breed chickens. for pets only please. i would like to find, appenzeller spitzhauben, buttercup, golden campine, catalana, java, sussex, brabantar, friesian, nankin, etc. thank you very much, rennea.
highhopesgardens says:
October 19, 2009 at 8:28 am
The best place to buy rare breeds from someone dedicated to preserving them is sandhill preservation farm – http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/
Morgan Hager , from cocoa florida says:
May 1, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Any kind of chicken that exists is my favorite!!!!! I <3 CHICKENS SO MUCH!!!!
Kirstie says:
February 22, 2013 at 12:34 am
Hi I would really love to have your chickens I have a heated coop where do you live? How much are they?
highhopesgardens says:
March 3, 2013 at 4:39 pm
Those silver campines all made chicken soup a while ago!