The (), is a Belgian
breed
A breed is a specific group of breedable domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist seve ...
of
bantam chicken
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is now one of the most common and w ...
. It is a tailless variant of the
Barbu d'Uccle, and was bred in about 1906 at the
Château d'Everberg, at
Everberg
Everberg is a town in the Belgian province Flemish Brabant and is part of the municipality of Kortenberg. The territory covers an area of 925 ha. The neighbouring towns or municipalities are Leefdaal, Kortenberg, Erps-Kwerps, Meerbeek, Sterrebeek ...
in the municipality of
Kortenberg
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, between
Brussels
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and
Leuven
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. It is among the most endangered chicken breeds in Belgium, and in 2010 its conservation status was classed as "critical". It is a true bantam, with no large counterpart. Cocks weigh , and hens .
The Barbu d'Everberg is listed as a breed by the
Entente Européenne
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History
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. In Britain and in the Netherlands it is considered a variant of the Barbu d'Uccle rather than a separate breed.
References
Bantam chicken breeds
Chicken breeds originating in Belgium
Chicken breeds
Kortenberg
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