Fauve de Mehaigne

The Fauve de Mehaigne is a rare Belgian chicken connected with the Mehaigne valley area. Its name signals a fawn-colored regional fowl, related in spirit to Belgium's broader set of local farm breeds but treated as its own identity by specialist keepers. It is not a common commercial layer or a widely exported backyard breed. The value of the Fauve de Mehaigne is in its local history, warm plumage, and role as a small-scale utility chicken shaped by household farming rather than intensive production.

Management is straightforward, but preservation is not automatic. Keepers should provide dry shelter, outdoor space, and balanced feed while selecting for vigor, correct color, and reliable reproduction. Because the breed is scarce, a flock built from only a few birds can lose diversity quickly; breeders should track matings and seek unrelated stock when possible. Buyers should ask for photographs of adult birds, the breeder's source, and any standard being followed. The Fauve de Mehaigne is most rewarding for people who enjoy maintaining a rare regional line carefully.

Colors: Barred, Birchen, Black, Blue, Brown, Buff, Columbian, Crele, Cuckoo, Duckwing, Gold, Gold Laced, Laced, Lavender, Mille Fleur, Mottled, Partridge, Penciled, Porcelain, Red, Silver, Silver Laced, Spangled, Splash, Wheaten, White