1. Jul 25, 2011 #1
   

   chicken_noob Chillin' With My Peeps

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   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.

    
3. Jul 26, 2011 #2
   

   HallFamilyFarm PA ETL#195

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   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.

    
5. Jul 26, 2011 #3
   

   Sonoran Silkies Flock Mistress

   

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   There are lots of good bantam RIR out there.

    

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