Belgian Bantam Chicken

The Bearded Belgian Bantam is a very old breed of true bantam. In Britain, there are 5 varieties standardised - Barbu  Anvers, Barbu  Uccle, Barbu de Watermael, Barbu  Everberg and Barbu de Grubbe. First arriving in England in 1911, fanciers from Belgium exhibited them at the Crystal Palace show where they attracted significant attention and it wasn t long before fanciers took to the breed. Originating in different areas of Belgium, the translation of Barbu is  Bearde  so the breed names are  Bearded from Anvers, Uccle, Watermael, Everberg or Grubbe. The Barbu  Everberg is a Rumpless Barbu  Uccle and the Barbu du Grubbe is a Rumpless Barbu  Anvers. They follow the standard of the  Uccle and the  Anvers however they do not have a tail. The tail feathers should be covered with saddle feathers as the lower back. Barbu  Uccle has feathered legs and has a single comb and the  Anvers has clean legs and a rose comb.