List of Belgian chicken breeds

This is a list of chicken breeds usually considered to be of Belgian origin. 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.

Name in Dutch Name in French English name if used Notes ImageAarschots 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 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 Breeds reported by Belgium: Chicken. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2014.

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.

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.