Bantam size question.

[chicken_noob]

I was wondering how bantams worked. I have a standard RIR and some bantam RIR. Would you breed a hen that's close in color to a RIR with a standard RIR roo and then just keep the ones that look RIRish till you have a small bird that only has RIR signs? Or is there some other method used in xbreeding. Thanks for your time.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Check out the Heritage Rhode Island Red thread at https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=407294

Bob Blosl explains how he bred his large fowl down into a bantam. May be easier to try and get some eggs from Bob or Andy Anderson (IL) than to reinvent the wheel.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

There are lots of good bantam RIR out there.