The Barbu d'Anvers, Dutch: Antwerpse baardkriel, is a breed of bantam chicken from Belgium.

The Barbu d'Anvers is among the oldest bantam breeds, and derives from small bearded chickens of the Low Countries similar to those depicted in the paintings of Aelbert Cuyp in the seventeenth century.

[2]: 56  The first reliable written mention of it dates from 1858, and the first description is that of Victor La Perre De Roo in 1882.

[4] The Barbu d'Anvers is a diminutive bird with a large, round breast that juts forward, and an arching tail.

[5] The Barbu d'Anvers is a purely ornamental breed, kept either as a pet or by poultry fanciers for showing.