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The Barbu d'Uccle or Belgian d'Uccle, [7] [8] Dutch: Ukkelse Baardkriel, is a Belgian breed of bearded bantam chicken. It was first bred in the town of Uccle on the outskirts of Brussels , in central Belgium, in the early years of the twentieth century.
The lavender gene was first discovered in the Porcelain variety of Belgian Bearded d'Uccle bantams in 1972, [5] and verified in 1980. [1] 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]
A group of Mille Fleur Belgian Bearded d'Uccle pullets and cockerels. The breeds of this class have feathering on their legs and feet: [1] [3] Belgian Bearded d'Uccle; Booted; Brahma; Cochin; Faverolles; Langshan (Croad Langshan) Silkie; Sultan
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
Belgian d'Everberg, Barbu d'Everberg or Everbergse baardkriel [7] (bantam) Barbu de Watermael or Watermaalse baardkriel [7] (bantam) Bearded d'Uccle, Barbu d'Uccle or Ukkelse baardkriel [7] (bantam) Bassette Liégeoise [7] (bantam) Brabanter, Brabançonne or Brabants hoen [6] [7] (large and bantam) Braekel or Brakel [6] [7] (large and bantam ...
It is the only Belgian bantam breed not threatened with extinction. 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.
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)
The Barbu d'Everberg (Dutch: Everbergse Baardkriel), is a Belgian breed of bantam chicken.It is a tailless variant of the Barbu d'Uccle, and was bred in about 1906 at the Château d'Everberg, at Everberg in the municipality of Kortenberg, between Brussels and Leuven. [2]