Peeps in Europe!

[abpatchy]

It very early in the year to collect eggs.

You know they have to be ready for the shows starting in October. I am also breeding to get more breeders. So if they are "overdone" that is still fine. But I have to make sure they get their immunization. And for that I have to breed for certain dates.
It's all different when you want to show your birds.

 

[chickengr]

Finally found the thread again , first used the search function, lots of threads came up with Europe, but not the one I was looking for, I finally found a thread which had a link to this thread

welcome back!

 

[Apolinne]

Hello fellow poultry enthusiasts!

I'm looking for advice on where in Europe to source some good quality Barbu de Grubbe fertilised eggs. Ideally some place that will ship eggs within EU. I would really like to raise some but nobody really keeps them where I live. I found like two Barbu d'Anvers roosters for sale, and that's it. I know they are rare, so there probably aren't too many options.
Thank you for your help

 

[abpatchy]

There is a german specialty club for all the belgian beareded bantams. You could contact them to get breeder addresses or infos.
Sonderverein Belgische Bartzwerge
Dirk Bellwinkel
Am Espen 1a
59302 Oelde-Sünninghausen
Tel.: 0152/06937352
E-Mail: dirk.bellwinkel(at)gmail.com

 

[Apolinne]

There is a german specialty club for all the belgian beareded bantams. You could contact them to get breeder addresses or infos.
Sonderverein Belgische Bartzwerge
Dirk Bellwinkel
Am Espen 1a
59302 Oelde-Sünninghausen
Tel.: 0152/06937352
E-Mail: dirk.bellwinkel(at)gmail.com

Thank you! I'll contact them right away.

 

[BDutch]

Hello fellow poultry enthusiasts!

I'm looking for advice on where in Europe to source some good quality Barbu de Grubbe fertilised eggs. Ideally some place that will ship eggs within EU. I would really like to raise some but nobody really keeps them where I live. I found like two Barbu d'Anvers roosters for sale, and that's it. I know they are rare, so there probably aren't too many options.
Thank you for your help

I have been looking for a cub in Belgium or the Netherlands. It wasnt easy to find a website.

Maybe interesting read?
https://alchetron.com/Barbu-d'Anvers

A site of a club in England
http://www.britishbelgianbantamclub.org

In Dutch , webpage with info about the breed , use google translate:
https://kippenvilla.nl/pages/grubbe-baardkriel-kip

Heritage breeds club in the Netherlands with a page of the Grubbe baardkriel (in Dutch) https://www.obkc.nl/clubrassen/grubbe-baardkriel
Address: https://www.obkc.nl/contact

 

[Apolinne]

I have been looking for a cub in Belgium or the Netherlands. It wasnt easy to find a website.

Maybe interesting read?
https://alchetron.com/Barbu-d'Anvers

A site of a club in England
http://www.britishbelgianbantamclub.org

In Dutch , webpage with info about the breed , use google translate:
https://kippenvilla.nl/pages/grubbe-baardkriel-kip

Heritage breeds club in the Netherlands with a page of the Grubbe baardkriel (in Dutch) https://www.obkc.nl/clubrassen/grubbe-baardkriel
Address: https://www.obkc.nl/contact

Oh wow! Thank you! I appreciate this. I wrote to the Dutch club, hopefully someone will answer. I too found the English club but since UK is not in the EU anymore I'm worried that shipping eggs from there might not be so straight forward, wouldn't want to risk that.
What does Grubbe mean ? Is it a place ? I've been trying to figure it out but no luck

 

[BDutch]

Oh wow! Thank you! I appreciate this. I wrote to the Dutch club, hopefully someone will answer. I too found the English club but since UK is not in the EU anymore I'm worried that shipping eggs from there might not be so straight forward, wouldn't want to risk that.
What does Grubbe mean ? Is it a place ? I've been trying to figure it out but no luck

It’s not a Dutch word. Maybe a village ot a small town in Belgium or a slang word for tailless.

I try to find an answer for you.

 

[BDutch]

The Grubbe bearded bantam is the tailless or ball-tailed variant of the Antwerp bearded bantam. This bantam breed originated rather by chance in the breeding of Robert Pauwels at the beginning of the twentieth century. The new breed was called 'de Grubbe' after the villa of Mr. Pauwels. The Grubbe bearded bantam was exhibited by Mr. Pauwels but after the First World War they disappeared from the scene. In 1945 they suddenly reappeared but two years later there was no trace of them to be seen. In 1972, however, it was exhibited again by Mr. Verellen. Since then, the breed has held its own at various exhibitions.

The appearance is completely similar to that of the Antwerp bearded bantam, except for the tail. There are various colour varieties and a new colour variety is regularly added to the existing palette. These small bantams can be kept in a limited space without any problem. It is an affectionate and trusting breed.

Translated from
https://sle.be/wat-levend-erfgoed/rassen/grubbe-baardkriel

The word grubbe is a Dutch but not very common word from the south of the Netherlands.
It can mean two different things:

1. Lower valley section overgrown with shrubs (e.g. Grubbenvorst).
2. Natural watercourse in the Limburg hills that leads excess precipitation after a rain shower to the stream, is sometimes a hollow road.

From https://www.woorden.org

 

[Apolinne]

The Grubbe bearded bantam is the tailless or ball-tailed variant of the Antwerp bearded bantam. This bantam breed originated rather by chance in the breeding of Robert Pauwels at the beginning of the twentieth century. The new breed was called 'de Grubbe' after the villa of Mr. Pauwels. The Grubbe bearded bantam was exhibited by Mr. Pauwels but after the First World War they disappeared from the scene. In 1945 they suddenly reappeared but two years later there was no trace of them to be seen. In 1972, however, it was exhibited again by Mr. Verellen. Since then, the breed has held its own at various exhibitions.

The appearance is completely similar to that of the Antwerp bearded bantam, except for the tail. There are various colour varieties and a new colour variety is regularly added to the existing palette. These small bantams can be kept in a limited space without any problem. It is an affectionate and trusting breed.

Translated from
https://sle.be/wat-levend-erfgoed/rassen/grubbe-baardkriel

The word grubbe is a Dutch but not very common word from the south of the Netherlands.
It can mean two different things:

1. Lower valley section overgrown with shrubs (e.g. Grubbenvorst).
2. Natural watercourse in the Limburg hills that leads excess precipitation after a rain shower to the stream, is sometimes a hollow road.

From https://www.woorden.org

Thank you, it's so nice of you. I was wondering about the name, because I never found it translated. It's always just Barbu de Grubbe or bearded chicken de Grubbe whereas the Barbu de Anvers is always called the Antweripan bearded chicken, and everyone knows what Antwerps are. No place called Grubbe on google maps. Little things are named after a fancy villa So I guess these would be Grubbian bearded chickens ? Bearded chickens de Grubbe is fancier I really hope someone will email me back. Fingers crossed.