Crevecoeur
From the Livestock Conservancy - The Crèvecoeur chicken is one of the oldest standard-bred breeds in France. Their name translates to “broken heart” and derives from the small town of Crève-Coeur en Ange in Normandy. Little is known about the breed’s origins other than they were developed in Normandy and have been documented back to the 12th century. The Crèvecoeur capon was a very popular meat bird of the upper-middle class French. In 1889, there were two sets of awards offered at the first agricultural exhibit held in Paris: one for Crèvecoeur chickens and another for all other chicken breeds. Although the breed was popular in France, it didn’t gain much interest in other countries.
