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The Booted Bantam is kept for show. Hens may lay about 120 eggs per year, with an average weight of some 30 g; [15]: 35 the colour varies from tinted to white. [16]: 135 The bearded and feather-footed Barbu d'Uccle was created in the early years of the twentieth century by cross-breeding birds of this breed with Barbu d'Anvers stock. [15]: 86
The Barbu d'Uccle was created by Michael Van Gelder of Uccle, Belgium, in the early years of the twentieth century, [9] with help and advice from Robert Pauwels and Louis Vander Snickt. It is thought, but not known for certain, that he cross-bred the existing Sabelpoot and Barbu d'Anvers bantam breeds. The Barbu d'Uccle was first shown in 1905.
This is a list of the true bantam breeds of chicken, breeds which are naturally small and do not have a corresponding "full-size" version. Barbu d'Anvers (Antwerpse Baardkriel) [1] Barbu d'Everberg (Everbergse Baardkriel) [1] Barbu d'Uccle (Ukkelse Baardkriel) [1] Barbu de Boitsfort (Bosvoordse Baardkriel) [1] Barbu de Grubbe (Grubbe Baardkriel ...
Belgian bantam may refer to: The breeds of chicken collectively standardised as Belgian Bantam in the United States, Australia and United Kingdom (but classified separately elsewhere). Barbu d'Anvers; Barbu d'Everberg; Barbu d'Uccle; Barbu de Grubbe; Barbu de Watermael; Barbu de Boitsfort; Or Belgian Bantam (Naine belge)
Porcelain colored d'Uccle bantams were around as early as 1909, [6] [7] though the Porcelain variety was not recognized by the American Poultry Association until 1964. [8] Whether from the Porcelain d'Uccle or other, unknown sources, the lavender gene has been introduced to a number of new chicken breeds over the years, including the Polish and ...
In number, the Barbu de Watermael is today the second bantam breed in Belgium, with a population of 764 in 2010; it was classed as "in danger" in that year. [1] In the United States the breed is recognized by the American Bantam Association as the Watermaal. The varieties currently recognized are black, blue, buff, mottled, quail, and white. [3]
A census in 2005 found 1500 birds in Belgium. [2]: 56 The Barbu d'Anvers has a tail-less variant, the Barbu de Grubbe, and is the predecessor of other Belgian bantam breeds such as the Barbu d'Uccle and the Barbu d'Everberg. [2]: 56 It was included the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association in 1949. [4]
Rumpless breeds of chicken include: the Araucana or Rumpless Araucana of South America, both large fowl and bantam; [4]: 45 the Belgian Barbu de Boitsfort, Barbu de Grubbe and Barbu d'Everberg bantams; [4]: 75 the Japanese Uzurao, a rumpless equivalent of the Tosa-Kojidori bantam, [5]: 95 and Ingie (large fowl) from Kagoshima Prefecture; [5]: 103 the Rumpless Game of the United Kingdom (both ...