List of Belgian chicken breeds

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

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Aarschots Hoen | Poule d'Aarschot |  | standard |
Antwerpse Baardkriel | Barbu d'Anvers |  | true bantam |
Ardenner | Ardennaise |  | standard and bantam |
Ardenner Bolstaart | Sans-queue des Ardennes |  | standard and bantam |
Bassette | Bassette Liégeoise |  | true bantam |
Belgisch Kriel] | Naine belge | Belgian Bantam | 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 |
Brugse Vechter | Combattant de Bruges |  | standard and bantam |
Doornikse Kriel | Naine du Tournaisis |  | true bantam |
Everbergse baardkriel | Barbu d'Everberg |  | true bantam |
Famennehoen | Famennoise |  | standard and bantam |
| Fauve de Méhaigne |  | bantam |

* Gele van Haspengouw
* Gele van Mehaigne

* Fauve de Hesbaye
* Fauve de Méhaigne
* Poule de Gembloux

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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 |
Luikse Vechter | Combattant de Liège |  | standard |
Mechelse Hoen | Malines |  | standard and bantam |
Mechelse Kalkoenkop | Malines à tête de dindon |  | standard |
Tiense Vechter | Combattant de Tirlemont |  | standard and bantam |
Ukkelse Baardkriel | Barbu d'Uccle |  | true bantam |
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

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Breeds reported by Belgium: Chicken. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2014.
3. ^ 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.

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Chicken breeds of Belgium

* Aarschots Hoen
* Ardennaise
* Ardenner bolstaart (Sans-queue des Ardennes)
* Barbu d'Anvers (Antwerpse Baardkriel)
* Barbu d'Everberg (Everbergse Baardkriel)
* Barbu d'Uccle (Ukkelse Baardkriel)
* Barbu de Boitsfort (Bosvoordse Baardkriel)
* Barbu de Grubbe (Grubbe Baardkriel)
* Barbu de Watermael (Watermaalse Baardkriel)
* Bassette Liégeoise
* Belgian Bantam (Belgisch Kriel, Naine Belge)
* Bleue de Lasnes
* Brabançonne
* Braekel
* Brugse Vechter (Combattant de Bruges)
* Campine
* Coucou des Flandres (Vlaanderse Koekoek)
* Famennoise
* Fauve de Hesbaye (Gele van Haspengouw)
* Fauve de Méhaigne
* Herve Hoen
* Hoen van de Zwalmvallei
* Huttegems Hoen (extinct)
* Izegemse Koekoek (Coucou d'Iseghem)
* Luikse Vechter (Combattant de Liège)
* Malines (Mechelse Hoen)
* Mechelse Kalkoenkop
* Naine du Tournaisis (Doornikse Kriel)
* Tiense Vechter (Combattant de Tirlemont)
* Waasse Kriel (Naine de Waes)
* Zingems Leghoen
* Zingems Vleeshoen
* Zottegems Hoen

See also: List of chicken breeds
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