Belgian chicken
Belgian bantams are a group of bearded true bantams. The UK standardises five: d'Anvers, d'Uccle, de Watermael, d'Everberg and de Grubbe.
The Belgian is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB True Bantam class. Its origin is given as Belgium.
It is kept in bantam form. Recognised colours: Many colour varieties, The main ones are Porcelain, Millefleur Quail, Blue Quail, Silver Quail, Lavender Quail, Cuckoo, Black, Black Mottled, Blue, Lavender, White. Typical adult weights: cock about 680–790 g max and hen about 570–680 g max.
Expect roughly 200–250 eggs a year, with white/cream shells. It is mainly kept for exhibition or as an ornamental bird.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, poultrykeeper.com, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- True Bantam
- Origin
- Belgium
- Kept for
- Exhibition or ornamental
History
'Barbu' means bearded, so each name means 'bearded from' a Belgian locality. Belgian fanciers showed them at Crystal Palace in 1911. Michael Van Gelder created the d'Uccle in the early 1900s.
Appearance
Many colours, notably Porcelain, Millefleur and the Quails. Cocks reach about 680–790 g at most. They can take over a year to develop their true type.
Recognised colours
Many colour varieties, The main ones are Porcelain, Millefleur Quail, Blue Quail, Silver Quail, Lavender Quail, Cuckoo, Black, Black Mottled, Blue, Lavender, White
Size and weight
- Forms
- Bantam
- Cock
- 680–790 g max
- Hen
- 570–680 g max
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 200–250
- Egg colour
- White/cream
- Notes
- Poultrykeeper gives 200–250 tinted eggs.
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- A true bantam, with no large fowl.
Conservation status (RBST)
Not on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority list.
Breed club
- British Belgian Bantam Club, breed-specific · Website
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