Barbu de Watermael

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Barbu de Watermael
Conservation statusendangered
Other namesDutch: Watermaalse Baardkriel
Country of originBelgium
Usefancy
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    600–700 g[1]
  • Female:
    450–550 g[1]
Comb typespined rose[2]
Classification
ABAWatermaal[3]
Juvenile female

The Barbu de Watermael,

uropygium, the part of the anatomy that carries the tail.[1]

History

The Barbu de Watermael is among the most recent of Belgian bantam breeds, but its origin is poorly documented. It was created by Antoine Dresse at the estate of La Fougères at Watermael-Boitsfort in the early years of the twentieth century, or, according to one source, in 1915. Neither Dresse nor his son ever revealed what breeds contributed to the creation of the Barbu de Watermael, though the contribution of the Barbu d'Anvers is considered certain. Dresse did say that the

Second World War, and another, the Watermaalse Baardkrielclub, in the Netherlands in 1971.[1][5]

In number, the Barbu de Watermael is today the second bantam breed in Belgium, with a population of 764 in 2010; it was classed as "in danger" in that year.[1]

In the United States the breed is recognized by the American Bantam Association as the Watermaal. The varieties currently recognized are black, blue, buff, mottled, quail, and white. [3]

Characteristics

The Barbu de Watermael is one of the smallest of all bantams: males weigh 600–700 g and hens 450–550 g.[2] It has a narrow backswept crest, a three-part beard and a unique spined rose comb. It is raised almost exclusively as an ornamental fowl. More than thirty colour varieties are recognised in Belgium. Those usually seen are black, brown red, buff Columbia, cuckoo, quail and white; the other colours are rare, and some are in the hands of only one breeder.[1]


References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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.
  2. ^ a b Watermaalse baardkriel (in Dutch). Zeldzame Oorspronkelijke Belgische Krielhoenderrassen. Accessed August 2014.
  3. ^ a b American Bantam Association American Bantam Association Recognized Breed and Variety. Accessed March 2024.
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  5. ^ Eerste periode van 1971 – september 1984: de Watermaalse baardkrielclub (in Dutch). Zeldzame Oorspronkelijke Belgische Krielhoenderrassen. Accessed August 2014.
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