The BARBU D’ANVERS is always rose-combed and clean legged.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Carriage and Appearance
Small, proud, standing bolt upright, with the head thrown well back; proud and provoking (appearing always ready to crow) with characteristic great development of neck hackle.
Type
Body broad and short, with arched breast carried well up. Back very short, slanting downwards to tail. Wings medium length, carried sloping towards the ground. Tail carried almost perpendicularly, the main tail feathers strong and not hidden by the narrow sickle feathers. The two largest sickles slightly curved and sword shaped, the remainder in fan-like tiers to junction with the saddle hackle.
Head
Appearing rather large. Beak short, strong and curved, carrying a longitudinal band of light or dark colour in keeping with the plumage. Comb curved, broad in front, ending in a leader or spike at rear; for preference covered with small tooth-like points, or alternatively hollowed and ridged. Point or leader to follow the line of the neck. Eyes large and prominent, as dark as possible, colour to vary in keeping with plumage. Face covered with relatively long feathers, standing away from the head, sloping backwards and forming whiskers which cover ears and ear lobes. Brow heavily furnished with feathers. Beard composed of feathers turned horizontally backwards from both sides of the beak and from the centre vertically downwards, the whole forming a trilobe and giving a muffed effect. Ear lobes small, wattle rudimentary only, but preferably none.
Neck
Of moderate length, the hackles thick and convexly arched, entirely covering the back and base of the neck, forming a closely joined cape at the front.
Legs
Thighs short, with medium length shanks, free from feathers. Toes, four, strong and straight, with nails the same colour as the beak.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
With certain exceptions the general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
Carriage and Appearance
A little bird, compact, plump and very lively, with full rounded neck hackle and well developed whiskers.
Head
Appearing broader than that of the male, and more owl-like.
Neck
Hackle inclining backwards, and forming a ruffle behind the neck, with feathers broader and more developed than in the male. The female hackle, unlike that of the male, diminishes in thickness towards the bottom of the neck.
Tail
Short, carried sloping upwards, slightly curved towards the end and a little open.
SIZE
As small as possible. The British Belgian Bantam Club does not advocate a weight standard for the breed but purely as a general guide suggests the male should be between 680g and 790g and the female between 570g and 680g, with the usual variations for age and maturity. These should be taken as maximum weights.
SERIOUS DEFECTS
Wattles strongly developed. Conspicuous ear lobes. Squirrel or wry tail. Excessive length of leg.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any trace of faking. Wattles cut or removed. Single comb. Absence of beard or whiskers. Feathers on shanks or feet. More than four toes. Yellow colouring of legs, feet or skin.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage ( Beard, Boule, Wings and Tail Carriage ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Carriage and Appearance
Small, proud, standing bolt upright, with the head thrown well back; proud and provoking (appearing always ready to crow) with characteristic great development of neck hackle.
Type
Body broad and short, with arched breast carried well up. Back very short, slanting downwards to tail. Wings medium length, carried sloping towards the ground. Tail carried almost perpendicularly, the main tail feathers strong and not hidden by the narrow sickle feathers. The two largest sickles slightly curved and sword shaped, the remainder in fan-like tiers to junction with the saddle hackle.
Head
Appearing rather large. Beak short, strong and curved, carrying a longitudinal band of light or dark colour in keeping with the plumage. Comb curved, broad in front, ending in a leader or spike at rear; for preference covered with small tooth-like points, or alternatively hollowed and ridged. Point or leader to follow the line of the neck. Eyes large and prominent, as dark as possible, colour to vary in keeping with plumage. Face covered with relatively long feathers, standing away from the head, sloping backwards and forming whiskers which cover ears and ear lobes. Brow heavily furnished with feathers. Beard composed of feathers turned horizontally backwards from both sides of the beak and from the centre vertically downwards, the whole forming a trilobe and giving a muffed effect. Ear lobes small, wattle rudimentary only, but preferably none.
Neck
Of moderate length, the hackles thick and convexly arched, entirely covering the back and base of the neck, forming a closely joined cape at the front.
Legs
Thighs short, with medium length shanks, free from feathers. Toes, four, strong and straight, with nails the same colour as the beak.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
With certain exceptions the general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
Carriage and Appearance
A little bird, compact, plump and very lively, with full rounded neck hackle and well developed whiskers.
Head
Appearing broader than that of the male, and more owl-like.
Neck
Hackle inclining backwards, and forming a ruffle behind the neck, with feathers broader and more developed than in the male. The female hackle, unlike that of the male, diminishes in thickness towards the bottom of the neck.
Tail
Short, carried sloping upwards, slightly curved towards the end and a little open.
SIZE
As small as possible. The British Belgian Bantam Club does not advocate a weight standard for the breed but purely as a general guide suggests the male should be between 680g and 790g and the female between 570g and 680g, with the usual variations for age and maturity. These should be taken as maximum weights.
SERIOUS DEFECTS
Wattles strongly developed. Conspicuous ear lobes. Squirrel or wry tail. Excessive length of leg.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any trace of faking. Wattles cut or removed. Single comb. Absence of beard or whiskers. Feathers on shanks or feet. More than four toes. Yellow colouring of legs, feet or skin.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage ( Beard, Boule, Wings and Tail Carriage ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
The BARBU DE WATERMAEL is always crested and clean legged.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Carriage and Appearance: Proud little bantam, characterised by its beard and small crest. Always on the move, perky.
Type: Breast rounded, carried forward and well up. Back short, and sloping backwards. Wings medium length, carried sloping towards the ground, curving beneath the tail in the female, spread lower by the male. Tail slightly open, and carried well off the perpendicular. The sickles are quite short, and only slightly curved.
Head: Appears large because of the crest and whiskers, skull normal. Rosecombed, medium size (length 3cm, width 1cm), covered with small tooth-like points, ending with three small leaders. Crest quite bushy, not too long, slightly erect, and ‘flying’ backwards. Beak rather short, slightly curved. Ear lobes and wattles rudimentary only, and covered by the muff and beard. Earlobes preferably white. Muff and beard well developed, and forming a trilobe.
Neck: Hackles forming a thick mane at the back.
Legs: Thighs hidden by the feathers of the abomen. Shanks medium length (5cm), fine. Toes, four, smooth.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
Allowing for the natural sexual differences, the characteristics are the same as the male, except for the following:
Crest: Semi-globular, but much smaller than that of the Poland, and not interfering with the sight of the bird.
Neck: Hackle not as thick as the male’s, but still forming a mane.
Back: A little longer than that of the male.
Tail: Closed, but carried at the same angle as that of the male.
SIZE
Male: 600—700g according to age. Female: 450—550g according to age.
MINOR DEFECTS
Two leaders at the end of the comb instead of three. Gypsy face, or traces of dark pigmentation. Red earlobes.
SERIOUS DEFECTS
Size too large. Light eyes. Wattles too developed. Beard insufficient or not trilobed. Tail open in hen, or fan shaped in the male. Long sickles in the male. Longitudinal furrow on top of the comb.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Poland type skull or crest. Crest too narrow. Yellow colouring of legs, feet or skin.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage ( Beard, Boule, Wings and Tail Carriage ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Carriage and Appearance: Proud little bantam, characterised by its beard and small crest. Always on the move, perky.
Type: Breast rounded, carried forward and well up. Back short, and sloping backwards. Wings medium length, carried sloping towards the ground, curving beneath the tail in the female, spread lower by the male. Tail slightly open, and carried well off the perpendicular. The sickles are quite short, and only slightly curved.
Head: Appears large because of the crest and whiskers, skull normal. Rosecombed, medium size (length 3cm, width 1cm), covered with small tooth-like points, ending with three small leaders. Crest quite bushy, not too long, slightly erect, and ‘flying’ backwards. Beak rather short, slightly curved. Ear lobes and wattles rudimentary only, and covered by the muff and beard. Earlobes preferably white. Muff and beard well developed, and forming a trilobe.
Neck: Hackles forming a thick mane at the back.
Legs: Thighs hidden by the feathers of the abomen. Shanks medium length (5cm), fine. Toes, four, smooth.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
Allowing for the natural sexual differences, the characteristics are the same as the male, except for the following:
Crest: Semi-globular, but much smaller than that of the Poland, and not interfering with the sight of the bird.
Neck: Hackle not as thick as the male’s, but still forming a mane.
Back: A little longer than that of the male.
Tail: Closed, but carried at the same angle as that of the male.
SIZE
Male: 600—700g according to age. Female: 450—550g according to age.
MINOR DEFECTS
Two leaders at the end of the comb instead of three. Gypsy face, or traces of dark pigmentation. Red earlobes.
SERIOUS DEFECTS
Size too large. Light eyes. Wattles too developed. Beard insufficient or not trilobed. Tail open in hen, or fan shaped in the male. Long sickles in the male. Longitudinal furrow on top of the comb.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Poland type skull or crest. Crest too narrow. Yellow colouring of legs, feet or skin.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage ( Beard, Boule, Wings and Tail Carriage ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
The BARBU D’UCCLE is always single-combed and feather legged.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Carriage and Appearance: Typically male with a majestic manner, short and broad, with characteristic heavy development of plumage.
Type: Body broad and deep. Back very broad, almost hidden by enormous neck hackle. Breast extremely broad, the upper part very developed and carried forward, the lower part resembling a breast plate. Wings close, fitting tight to the body, sloping downwards and incurved towards but not beyond the abdomen; wing butts covered by neck hackle and the tips (or ends of the flights) covered by saddle hackle, which should be abundant and long. Tail well furnished, close and carried almost perpendicular to the line of the back, the two main sickles slightly curved, the remainder in regular tiers and fan-like down to the junction with the saddle hackle.
Head: Slender and small, with a longitudinal depression towards the neck. Beak short and slightly curved. Comb single, fine and upright, less than average size, evenly serrated, rounded in outline, blade following the line of the neck. Eyes round, surrounded with bare skin. Brow heavily covered with feathers becoming gradually longer towards the rear, with a tendency to join behind the neck. Beard as full and developed as possible, composed of long feathers turned horizontally, from both sides of the beak, and vertically under the beak downwards, the whole forming three ovals in a triangular group. Ear lobes inconspicuous. Wattle as small as possible.
Neck: Furnished with silky feathers starting behind the beard at the sides of the throat, with a tendency to join behind the neck to form a mane. Hackle very thick and convexly arched, reaching to shoulder and saddle and almost covering the whole back.
Legs and Feet: Legs strong, short and well apart, the hocks having clusters of long stiff feathers close together, starting from the lower outer thigh, inclined downwards and following the outline of the wings. Front and outside of the shanks must be covered with feathers, short at the top of the shanks and gradually increasing in length towards the foot feather; with footings turned outwards horizontally and the ends curved slightly backwards. Outer toe and outside of middle toe covered with feathers similar to shank feather.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
With certain exceptions the general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
Carriage and Appearance: A quiet little bird, short, thick and cobby.
Beard: Resembling that of the male but formed of softer and more open feathers.
Neck: Hackles very thick and convexly arched, composed of broad and rounded feathers, the shape of the mane resembling that of the male.
Tail: Short, flat in width and not high, the lower main feathers diminishing evenly in length.
SIZE
Dwarf, as small as possible. The British Belgian Bantam Club does not advocate a weight standard for the breed but purely as a general guide suggests that the male should be between 790g and 910g and the female between 680g and 790g, with the usual variations for age and maturity. These should be regarded as maximum weights.
SERIOUS DEFECTS
Strongly developed wattles. Conspicuous ear lobes. Squirrel or wry tail. Excessive length of leg.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any trace of faking. Wattles cut or removed. Comb other than single. Absence of beard or whiskers. Poorly feathered shanks or feet. More than four toes. Yellow colouring of legs, feet or skin.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage (Beard, Boule, Wings and Tail Carriage, Hocks and Footings ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Carriage and Appearance: Typically male with a majestic manner, short and broad, with characteristic heavy development of plumage.
Type: Body broad and deep. Back very broad, almost hidden by enormous neck hackle. Breast extremely broad, the upper part very developed and carried forward, the lower part resembling a breast plate. Wings close, fitting tight to the body, sloping downwards and incurved towards but not beyond the abdomen; wing butts covered by neck hackle and the tips (or ends of the flights) covered by saddle hackle, which should be abundant and long. Tail well furnished, close and carried almost perpendicular to the line of the back, the two main sickles slightly curved, the remainder in regular tiers and fan-like down to the junction with the saddle hackle.
Head: Slender and small, with a longitudinal depression towards the neck. Beak short and slightly curved. Comb single, fine and upright, less than average size, evenly serrated, rounded in outline, blade following the line of the neck. Eyes round, surrounded with bare skin. Brow heavily covered with feathers becoming gradually longer towards the rear, with a tendency to join behind the neck. Beard as full and developed as possible, composed of long feathers turned horizontally, from both sides of the beak, and vertically under the beak downwards, the whole forming three ovals in a triangular group. Ear lobes inconspicuous. Wattle as small as possible.
Neck: Furnished with silky feathers starting behind the beard at the sides of the throat, with a tendency to join behind the neck to form a mane. Hackle very thick and convexly arched, reaching to shoulder and saddle and almost covering the whole back.
Legs and Feet: Legs strong, short and well apart, the hocks having clusters of long stiff feathers close together, starting from the lower outer thigh, inclined downwards and following the outline of the wings. Front and outside of the shanks must be covered with feathers, short at the top of the shanks and gradually increasing in length towards the foot feather; with footings turned outwards horizontally and the ends curved slightly backwards. Outer toe and outside of middle toe covered with feathers similar to shank feather.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
With certain exceptions the general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
Carriage and Appearance: A quiet little bird, short, thick and cobby.
Beard: Resembling that of the male but formed of softer and more open feathers.
Neck: Hackles very thick and convexly arched, composed of broad and rounded feathers, the shape of the mane resembling that of the male.
Tail: Short, flat in width and not high, the lower main feathers diminishing evenly in length.
SIZE
Dwarf, as small as possible. The British Belgian Bantam Club does not advocate a weight standard for the breed but purely as a general guide suggests that the male should be between 790g and 910g and the female between 680g and 790g, with the usual variations for age and maturity. These should be regarded as maximum weights.
SERIOUS DEFECTS
Strongly developed wattles. Conspicuous ear lobes. Squirrel or wry tail. Excessive length of leg.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any trace of faking. Wattles cut or removed. Comb other than single. Absence of beard or whiskers. Poorly feathered shanks or feet. More than four toes. Yellow colouring of legs, feet or skin.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage (Beard, Boule, Wings and Tail Carriage, Hocks and Footings ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
BARBU DE GRUBBE
(rumpless d’Anver)
This breed should follow the tailed breed in every respect except for the following:
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Tail completely absent, the whole of the lower back being covered with saddle feathers. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
Similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any sign of a tail.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage ( Beard, Boule, Wings and allowing for extra length of back with the exclusion of the tail ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
(rumpless d’Anver)
This breed should follow the tailed breed in every respect except for the following:
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Tail completely absent, the whole of the lower back being covered with saddle feathers. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
Similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any sign of a tail.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage ( Beard, Boule, Wings and allowing for extra length of back with the exclusion of the tail ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
BARBU DE BOITSFORT
(Rumpless De Watermael)
This breed should follow the tailed breed in every respect except for the following:
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Tail completely absent, the whole of the lower back being covered with saddle feathers. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
Similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any sign of a tail.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage ( Beard, Boule, Wings and allowing for extra length of back with the exclusion of the tail ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
(Rumpless De Watermael)
This breed should follow the tailed breed in every respect except for the following:
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Tail completely absent, the whole of the lower back being covered with saddle feathers. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
Similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any sign of a tail.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage ( Beard, Boule, Wings and allowing for extra length of back with the exclusion of the tail ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
BARBU D’EVERBERG
(Rumpless D'Uccle)
This breed should follow the tailed breed in every respect except for the following:
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Tail completely absent, the whole of the lower back being covered with saddle feathers. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
Similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any sign of a tail.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage ( Beard, Boule, Wings ,Hocks and Footings and allowing for extra length of back with the exclusion of the tail ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
(Rumpless D'Uccle)
This breed should follow the tailed breed in every respect except for the following:
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—MALE
Tail completely absent, the whole of the lower back being covered with saddle feathers. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS—FEMALE
Similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any sign of a tail.
SCALE OF POINTS
Type and Carriage ( Beard, Boule, Wings ,Hocks and Footings and allowing for extra length of back with the exclusion of the tail ) 60
Colour and Markings 15
Size 10
General Appearance & Condition 15
Total 100
