Barbu de Boitsfort
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Hauska Fakta
Boitsfort borders the Sonian Forest, a 4,400-hectare ancient beech woodland that was once the hunting preserve of the Dukes of Brabant. The Barbu de Boitsfort was bred in the suburban villas that ring this forest — the last gasp of semi-rural poultry keeping at the expanding edge of urban Brussels.
A very rare Belgian true bantam from Boitsfort (Bosvoorde in Dutch), now a leafy commune on the south-eastern edge of Brussels bordering the Sonian Forest. The Barbu de Boitsfort is one of the most elegant of the Belgian bearded bantam family — it is a clean-legged (unlike the feather-footed d'Uccle), bearded bantam with a single comb, rounded body, and upright, proud carriage. Its plumage typically appears in quail and silver quail colour varieties, and the beard and muffs are full and well-developed. The breed was developed by poultry fanciers in the Boitsfort area in the early 20th century, when this was still a semi-rural community of villas and small farms. Like all Belgian bantams, the Barbu de Boitsfort nearly disappeared during the 20th century but has been maintained by a handful of dedicated Belgian breeders. Recognised by the EE Europastandard as a distinct true bantam breed.
🏷️ Rotu
Barbu de Boitsfort (Bosvoorder Bartzwerg)
💭 Luonne
Calm, gentle, friendly, good in small gardens, manageable
📏 Koko
Small (0.5-0.7 kg)
⏳ Elinikä
5-8 years
🎨 Värit
Quail, silver quail, blue quail — typical Belgian bantam colour patterns
🌍 Alkuperä
Belgium — Boitsfort (Bosvoorde), Brussels region; developed early 20th century
🏠 Elinympäristö
Small garden or run; clean legs require dry ground
🍽️ Ravinto
Small amounts of standard poultry feed
🎯 Käyttötarkoitus
Ornamental
🥚 Munan väri
Cream
👑 Harjatyyppi
Single
🏅 EE-luokka
True Bantam