Leghorn - Bantam

I have 3 white bantam leghorn hens, they are eggcellent layers and lay an egg a day! They are keen too get out of the coop in the morning and love scratching up leaf litter for bugs. They are active and curious. Not very tame though. I love how they just lay an egg and walk away immediately, such a relief compared to my silkie hens who love to get broody... silkies are so different, they aren't really alert enough to actively catch insects or explore much. Overall I would highly recommend leghorns bantams. I have an open fenced off area with lots of bushes and logs in it, I have read that they can be a bit flighty but I haven't experienced that, so don't let that put you off getting a few!

Recently raised a leghorn bantam hen and i'd have to say she's not the best breed I've had. She completed the flock of course and is friendly towards the other chickens but she's really flighty and doesn't like to be picked up. I mainly got chickens for eggs and pets so wanted a tame breed. At least she's not aggressive towards me, the kids and other chickens.

I hatched out a white leghorn bantam pullet in the Summer of 2014. She started laying a month or so ago. She lays only like three eggs a week, kinda disappointing. Being so small, she is difficult to catch. She can fly quite well too.