Houdan
one of a French breed of chickens having a V-shaped comb, five toes, and mottled or black plumage.
Origin of Houdan
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The breed takes its name from the town of Houdan, the center of a district in which this is the common type of fowl.
Our Domestic Birds | John H. RobinsonA Houdan cockerel with bedraggled speckly plumage and a ragged crest hanging over one eye struts from doorstep to doorstep.
A Poor Man's House | Stephen Sydney ReynoldsAlso the average degree of polydactylism is much greater in the Silkie than in the Houdan crosses.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl | Charles Benedict DavenportIt is also clear that the offspring of Silkie crosses are more apt to be polydactyl than those of Houdan crosses.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl | Charles Benedict DavenportTo summarize: "Potency," as measured by dominance of the extra-toed condition, is inherited, in the Houdan crosses at least.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl | Charles Benedict Davenport
British Dictionary definitions for Houdan
/ (ˈhuːdæn) /
a breed of light domestic fowl originally from France, with a distinctive full crest
Origin of Houdan
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