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
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		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		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
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

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.