General Information
- Breed Purpose
- Pets for backyards
- Comb
- Any depending on what type you get- the combs range from walnut to rose commonly straight though.
- Broodiness
- Very broody. Usually during spring I find is when they tend to go Broodiest.
- Climate Tolerance
- Only can cope with mild heat and mild cold. Isn’t very tolerant of Heat or wet or cold.
- Egg Productivity
- Common depending on breed. Eg. I have found silkies to Be quite productive but Pekin bantams on the other hand don’t lay every day
- Egg Size
- Quite small edible eggs. The yolk is no smaller than regular size eggs but in a smaller shell
- Egg Color
- White or cream tinted are the only I’m aware of.
- Breed Temperament
- They are the perfect chickens to have around kids. They are small but feisty and smart little hens. Silkies I have found are the best tempered with kids.
- Breed Colors/Varieties
- They come in buff, blue, partridge, splash, white, blue partridge.
- Breed Size
- Bantam.