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CAMPINE
History: The name Campine comes from the area where the breed originated, the dry sandy plains around Antwerp in Belgium, having the same ancestry as the Brakel. The breed came to Britain in the 19th century but did not have the small full tail as the Brakel and thus the hen feathered males evolved.
Characteristics: An alert and graceful breed with deep, compact bodies. The breast is full and round, wings are large and neatly tucked and the tail is carried fairly high and well spread. Campine males are hen feathered, without sickles or pointed neck and saddle hackles. The top two tail feathers are slightly curved. Every feather must be barred in a transverse direction with the end silver or gold, the bars being clear and with well defined edges, running across the feather so as to form rings round the body and three times as wide as the ground (silver or gold) colour. They have a long, deep head with a single upright comb, smooth face and a neck of feathers known in this breed as the ‘cape’. The legs are long and free of feathers.
Colours: Gold, silver.
At The Garden Hen we keep the silver variety which has hackles of pure white head and neck. The remaining plumage is beetle-green barring pure white ground.
Why do we keep Campines at The Garden Hen? They are very rare and unique in that the cockerel has hen feathering.
 
Cockerel Hen
Eggs: White
Classification: Light/rare
Weight: Male 2.70 kg (6 lb), Female 2.25 kg (5 lb)
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