Are Banties an actual breed?

[lambchicks]

You know I was just questioning this last night. I ran accross this page:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/poulsci/tech_manuals/Backyard_Chickens.pdf

If you scroll down to page 2, and look at the name of #9, there is a breed identified as a bantom. This seems to be produced by NC State, I believe they have a school of vetinary there.

 

[Chris09]

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Remind me NOT to take a poultry class at NC State University.. They do not know the breeds of poultry they may have got 5 of the 12 breeds right.... LOL


Chris

 

[Hotwings]

Most standard size breeds have a minature version. The bearded d'uccle is a true bantam that has no full size standard. I am a big fan of bantams especially the mille fleurs! I love their big attitude in a small package! I think the serama is also a true bantam.

 

[Chris09]

American Standard of Perfection

2001
Bantam:
A diminutive fowl; some being distinct breeds, others being miniatures of a larger breed of variety, approximately one-fourth (¼) to one-fifth (1/5) there their weight. Usually ornamental in character, some breeds have considerable merit as egg producers, a few as meat fowl.

Chris

 

[Chris09]

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Mille Fleur is not a breed it is a Variety (type of color or color pattern)

Chris

 

[HorseFeathers]

Bantie, short for "bantam", is a category of chicken. They're sort of the lapdogs of the poultry world. There are many breeds within the Bantam category.

 

[akcountrygrrl]

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Mille Fleur is not a breed it is a Variety (type of color or color pattern)

Chris

The sad thing is that many hatcheries sell D'Uccles as "Mille Fleur" and I don't mean the color, that's what they list as the breed. Even saw one the other day selling "blue Mille Fleurs" but they were self blue D'Uccles. If the hatcheries and vet schools can't get it right, how do they expect the common person to get it right. Oh, and my favorite, is the one "hatchery" that sells a banty assortment but can't tell you what breeds might possibly be included in the shipment because they don't know what breeds their suppliers raise or what breeds the suppliers might be bringing over.