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The Brabanter is a Dutch breed of crested chicken originating in the historic region of Brabant which straddles Belgium and the Netherlands. It is an ancient breed and is shown in 17th-century paintings. A bantam Brabanter was created in around 1934.

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Poultry breed.name
Brabanter
Poultry breed.image
File:Melchior d'Hondecoeter 002.jpg
Poultry breed.image_caption
A painting by Melchior d'Hondecoeter, apparently showing a Brabanter cock and hen
Poultry breed.status
endangered
Poultry breed.altname
Brabançonne
Poultry breed.country
Netherlands
Poultry breed.pcgb
rare soft feather: light
Poultry breed.maleweight
Standard: 1.9–2.5 kgBantam: 0.9–1.0 kg
Poultry breed.femaleweight
Standard: 1.6–2.0 kgBantam: 0.7–0.8 kg
Poultry breed.comb
V-shaped
Poultry breed.type
Chicken
Poultry breed.latin
Gallus gallus domesticus

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The Brabanter is a Dutch breed of crested chicken originating in the historic region of Brabant which straddles Belgium and the Netherlands. It is an ancient breed and is shown in 17th-century paintings. A bantam Brabanter was created in around 1934.

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