From about 1917 William Collier of Brussels started to selectively breed these for consistent characteristics and for egg-laying capacity.
[2]: 54 [9] The Bassette Liégeoise is distributed both in Flanders and in Wallonia; some are found in France, in Germany and in the Netherlands.
[7] Like most Belgian bantam breeds, it is rare and at risk of extinction.
[8] The comb is single, the earlobes are white, and the beak and legs are slate-blue.
[7] Eighteen colour patterns are officially recognised in Belgium.