Bantam chicken egg production?

[zestokasis]

How has the brahma been doing with winter? Are you still getting egg production? I just need *one* to give me breakfast through winter (has to be bantam though!)

Brahma's have being doing great, but honestly, all 3 breeds are doing well. Egg production from the entire flock (19 hens) is now averaging 10 eggs per day, sometimes I get 9 and sometimes I get 11.

 

[azlyn]

 

[zestokasis]

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It's a nice list and I've seen a few like it, but actually hearing from folks that have compared the egg laying abilities of these bantam breeds vs each other seems a lot harder to come buy.

 

[zestokasis]

My bantam Cornish lay crazy amounts. They're dead set brooders once they decide to sit, but with 2 brooding and 4 not, I'm overrun with eggs from that group

Are they typical bantam sized eggs? And how many per week would you say that they lay?

 

[sheknitsandcrochets]

Having raised bantams in the past I do know that 1.The eggs taste exactly like regular full sized chicken eggs. And 2.Some breeds do lay better than others. They are bigger than quail eggs but definitely smaller than a full sized chicken egg. I typically eat 2 full sized chicken eggs per day, but when I'm eating bantam eggs I have three.
in bantams, but not all bantams broody the same. lol

My personal breed information: Easter Egger bantams (EEB) were pretty good layers, usually 3-4 eggs a week, as well as my Mille fleur d'uccles, also 3-4 eggs a week. Typical bantam sized eggs. But both breeds did slow down a good bit during the winter months.

Thank you for the information on the bantams you've had experience with!

I'm currently raising 3 different bantam breeds.
1. Buff Brahma's
2. Rhode Island Reds
3. Barred Rocks
My hope is that by this time next year I will be able to have and share some good reliable egg stats for those breeds.

Best of luck with raising the new breeds! How exciting!

Thank you for your response to this rather inactive thread!

 

[sheknitsandcrochets]

Awesome post, I am watching as I am looking to add bantams too

Welcome to the discussion!

 

[sheknitsandcrochets]

Yeah, maybe a smidge larger than typical bantam? They're pretty round too.

When a 6 are laying, I get between 3 and 6 a day, usually 4-5. So 4 or 5 days a week per bird usually? It really is a lot of eggs for that group. If you miss a day or two, it's easy to get over run

Thank you for your information on Cornish bantams!! Your chickens are adorable!

 

[zestokasis]

I have 2 easter egger bantams, 2 Japanese bantams, 2 silkie bantams, and a cochin bantam. Between the 7, I get 4 to 5 eggs most days.

Which ones are laying the biggest and the most?

 

[zestokasis]

For comparison, here is a bantam egg next to a regular egg from my welsumer.

Thanks or the comparison, I plan on doing one myself very soon.

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

Here are a few pictures, I hope this helps you in your decision making.

Thank you for these photos. I definitely plan to add Brahma bantams to my flock.