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A pair of millefleur
Everberg bearded bantams
Origin
: The origin of this breed is situated in 1906 in Everberg at Robert
Pauwels place, just like the Grubbe bearded bantam. If the appearance of
the Everberg is due to a spontaneous mutation in a pen of Ukkel bearded
bantams or just by crossing Ukkel bantams with a rumpless breed (e.g.
Grubbe bantams) is unknown. However, the Everberg was rather popular for
a short time but the First World War ended this. Afterwards it had its
moments of increased popularity but they were al very short in time.
Characteristics
: This bantam is very well suited for keeping on limited surface because
of its very friendly and calm nature. In a very short time these bantams
become very tame. The hens lay small white eggs and sit on them. They
are very good mothers. The fertilization of hatching eggs is not always
that good.
Appearance
: The Everberg bearded bantam is nothing else but a rumpless Ukkel
bearded bantam. This means that the vertebrae of the tail and the tail
feathers are missing. The rump is very nicely rounded and covered by the
saddle feathers.
Varieties
: The Everberg is recognized in the same varieties as the Ukkel but most
of them do not exist anymore. Most of the Everbergs are millefleurs,
some porcelaine and a few black or white.
State
: Very rare or even endangered. There are very few breeders left in
Belgium. Only a few birds can be found in Holland and in other countries
the Everberg is unknown.
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