SILVER CAM PINES 



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pine (pronounced kampeen) is a very old breed, and derives its 

 name from the sandy plains of La Campine, in Belgium. See 

 Fig. 22. Thus we are accustomed to credit this country with the 

 ancestral dignity of this breed. Lapse of centuries and the ab- 

 sence of authentic records make it impossible to trace the exact 

 origin of the Campines, though tradition has it that they were 

 first taken into Flanders (Belgium and northern France) by 

 Charlemagne from the shores of the Mediterranean. They cer- 



Fig. 22. — Silver Campines. 



tainly bear a close resemblance to other Mediterranean varieties, 

 especially the Leghorn, in shape and habits, though not so much 

 in color. The color of the Campine is quite distinctive, and prob- 

 ably creates the greatest interest in the breed. 



There are two color varieties of Campines, Silvers and Goldens. 

 Both lay a white-shelled egg, and the fowls are precisely the same 

 in shape, size and general characteristics. It is said that the 

 Goldens are likely to lay a slightly tinted white egg, and that they 



