Bantam chicken egg production?

[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]

Update:
Today I got my first egg (always exciting) from my Bantams. As I said before, I am currently raising 3 different Bantam breeds.
Rhode Island Red
Buff Brahma
Barred Rock
My chickens are all the same age, almost 5 months (118 day's old to be exact). I'm not 100% positive of which breed laid the egg but I feel that it was one of the Rhode Island Reds as this is who was in the coop when I entered, and the egg wasn't there when I entered just a short time before finding it.

Regardless of who laid it, it shouldn't be long now before they all start dropping eggs. I look forward to posting here and letting those whom are interested know exactly who lay's the most and who lay's the biggest out of these 3 bantam breeds.

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

Update:
Today I got my first egg (always exciting) from my Bantams. As I said before, I am currently raising 3 different Bantam breeds.
Rhode Island Red
Buff Brahma
Barred Rock
My chickens are all the same age, almost 5 months (118 day's old to be exact). I'm not 100% positive of which breed laid the egg but I feel that it was one of the Rhode Island Reds as this is who was in the coop when I entered, and the egg wasn't there when I entered just a short time before finding it.

Regardless of who laid it, it shouldn't be long now before they all start dropping eggs. I look forward to posting here and letting those whom are interested know exactly who lay's the most and who lay's the biggest out of these 3 bantam breeds.

Watching. I love bantam chickens.

 

[chiknGeek]

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.

 

[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?

 

[chiknGeek]

The easter eggers and Japanese lay the most consistently. Their eggs are all pretty close to the same size.

 

[chiknGeek]

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

 

[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.