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 | Image |
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Poule d'Aarschot | standard | |||
Antwerpse Baardkriel | ||||
Ardenner | standard and bantam | |||
Sans-queue des Ardennes | standard and bantam | |||
Bassette | true bantam | |||
Belgisch Kriel] | Naine belge | true bantam | ||
true bantam; not recognised | ||||
Bosvoordse Baardkriel | true bantam | |||
Brabants Hoen | standard and bantam | |||
Brakel | standard and bantam | |||
Combattant de Bruges | standard and bantam | |||
Doornikse Kriel | true bantam | |||
Everbergse baardkriel | true bantam | |||
Famennoise | standard and bantam | |||
bantam | ||||
standard | ||||
Grubbe Baardkriel | true bantam | |||
Herve | standard and bantam | |||
Poule de la vallée de la Zwalm | standard | |||
Poule de Huttegem | standard; extinct | |||
Coucou d'Iseghem | standard | |||
Kempisch Hoen | standard and bantam; not recognised in Belgium, considered as Braekel | |||
Combattant de Liège | standard | |||
Mechelse Hoen | standard and bantam | |||
Malines à tête de dindon | standard | |||
Combattant de Tirlemont | standard and bantam | |||
Ukkelse Baardkriel | true bantam | |||
Vlaanderse Koekoek | standard | |||
Naine de Waes | true bantam | |||
Watermaalse Baardkriel | true bantam | |||
Pondeuse de Zingem | standard | |||
Poulet de chair de Zingem | standard | |||
Poule de Zottegem | standard | |||
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