List of Belgian chicken breeds
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This is a list of chicken breeds usually considered to be of Belgian origin.[1][2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from Belgium.The Campine is included here, but in Belgium is not considered to be a breed but, since 1926, to be identical to the Braekel.[3]
| Name in Dutch | Name in French | English name if used | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarschots hoen | Poule d'Aarschot | standard | ||
| Antwerpse baardkriel | Barbu d'Anvers | true bantam | 180px | |
| Ardenner | Ardennaise | standard and bantam | ||
| Ardenner bolstaart | Sans-queue des Ardennes | standard and bantam | ||
| Bassette | Bassette Liégeoise | true bantam | ||
| Belgisch kriel | Naine belge | true bantam | ||
| Bleue de Lasnes | true bantam; not recognised | |||
| Bosvoordse baardkriel | Barbu de Boitsfort | true bantam | ||
| Brabants Hoen | Brabançonne | standard and bantam | ||
| Brakel | Braekel | standard and bantam | 180px | |
| Brugse vechter | Combattant de Bruges | standard and bantam | 180px | |
| Doornikse kriel | Naine du Tournaisis | true bantam | ||
| Everbergse baardkriel | Barbu d'Everberg | true bantam |  |
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| Famennehoen | Famennoise | standard and bantam | ||
| Fauve de Méhaigne | bantam | |||
| Gele van Haspengouw, Gele van Mehaigne | Fauve de Hesbaye, Fauve de Méhaigne, Poule de Gembloux | standard | ||
| Grubbe baardkriel | Barbu de Grubbe | true bantam | ||
| Herve Hoen | Herve | standard and bantam | ||
| Hoen van de Zwalmvallei | Poule de la vallée de la Zwalm | standard | ||
| Huttegems Hoen | Poule de Huttegem | standard; extinct | ||
| Izegemse Koekoek | Coucou d'Iseghem | standard | ||
| Kempisch hoen | Campine | standard and bantam; not recognised in Belgium, considered as Braekel | 180px | |
| Luikse vechter | Combattant de Liège | standard | ||
| Mechelse hoen | Malines | standard and bantam | 180px | |
| Mechelse kalkoenkop | Malines à tête de dindon | standard | ||
| Tiense vechter | Combattant de Tirlemont | standard and bantam | ||
| Ukkelse baardkriel | Barbu d'Uccle | true bantam | 180px | |
| Vlaanderse Koekoek | Coucou des Flandres | standard | ||
| Waasse kriel | Naine de Waes | true bantam | ||
| Watermaalse baardkriel | Barbu de Watermael | true bantam | ||
| Zingems Leghoen | Pondeuse de Zingem | standard | ||
| Zingems Vleeshoen | Poulet de chair de Zingem | standard | ||
| Zottegems Hoen | Poule de Zottegem | standard |
References
- ↑ J.-M. Larivière, J. Detilleux, P. Leroy (2011). Estimates of inbreeding rates in forty traditional Belgian chicken breeds populations = Schätzung des Inzuchtgrades bei vierzig einheimischen Belgischen Hühnerrassen. Archiv für Geflügelkunde 75 ( 1): 1- 6. Accessed August 2014.
- ↑ Breeds reported by Belgium: Chicken. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2014.
- ↑ N. Moula, M. Jacquet, A. Verelst, N. Antoine-Moussiaux, F. Farnir, P. Leroy (2012). Les races de poules belges (in French). Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire 156: 37-65. Accessed August 2014.
