Blue Foot
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The Blue Foot or Poulet Bleu is a Canadian chicken hybrid bred to resemble the French Poulet de Bresse.Template:R
History
The Blue Foot was bred by Peter Thiessen of British ColumbiaTemplate:R and was intended to provide an alternative to the French Poulet de Bresse, a chicken product from birds of the Bresse Gauloise breed raised and fed in a specific and traditional way within a strictly-defined area in France.Template:R It was developed over a period of 15 years starting in the 1980s.Template:R The Canadian stock was destroyed in 2004 during the avian flu scare. Some stock in California survived.Template:R
Characteristics
The birds are white, with a red comb and steel-blue feet.Template:R
Use
Blue Foot chickens are typically slaughtered much later than industrially-produced stock, being left to grow for longer. They require 14 to 16 weeks to reach market size.Template:R After slaughter, the chickens may be air-chilled.Template:R
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