Chicken breed
Houdan
Crested, bearded and five-toed, with a V-shaped comb. Once a Paris market bird, now kept mostly for its looks.
Hatch Index lists 1 variety of Houdan from 4 hatcheries, and 1 is in stock today. Straight run starts at $9.99 (Mottled Houdan, Cackle Hatchery).
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mottled Houdan | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | — | $9.99 | 6 |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, The Chick Hatchery, Valley Hatchery.
Houdan over time
This site has read Houdan stock on 18 days since August 9, 2026, and at least one variety could be ordered on 18 of them. It has been easy to find: some variety could be ordered on every reading. The cheapest bird a buyer could pay for ranged from $7.99 on Aug 9 to $9.99 on Aug 16.
One mark per day this site read every hatchery here, filled when any variety could be ordered; a gap is a stretch with no readings. Read by this site, not reported by the hatcheries.
What the Houdan is like
- Egg colour
- White
- Eggs a year
- About 140 to 180
- Grown weight
- 6.5 lb hen, 8 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Calm
- Climate
- Hardy
- Goes broody
- Rarely
- Kept for
- Dual purpose
- Origin
- Houdan, France
- American standard
- Recognised by the American Poultry Association
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.