Barbu d’Uccle

The bred was created by Michael Van Gelder of Uccle, Belgium, in the early years of the twentieth century, with help and advice from Robert Pauwels and Louis Vander Snickt. It is thought, but not known for certain, that he cross-bred the existing Sabelpoot and Barbu d’Anvers bantam breeds. It was first shown in 1905.The first colours were millefleurs and porcelain, but black, white and cuckoo were soon added; by 1909 the breed was well established. The Barbu d’Uccle was first exported to the United Kingdom in 1911.The millefleur variety was added to the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association in 1914. From that time, partly as a consequence of the First and Second World Wars, it gradually declined. A breed society, the Club belge du Barbu d’Uccle, was formed in 1969.

In the twenty-first century conservation status of the breed is listed as “critical”; it is nevertheless the third-most numerous true bantam breed in Belgium

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