Standard hens are probably most common to see in a backyard flock but I've seen quite a few Bantam lovers out there! Which do you guys prefer and why?
Please take the poll!
Please take the poll!
Too right. After banding seven full size ducks and a flock of full size hens (plus a few bantams,) I nearly swore off the large birds for life.And easier to restrain![]()
Lol!Too right. After banding seven full size ducks and a flock of full size hens (plus a few bantams,) I nearly swore off the large birds for life.I had enough poop on me to start a garden.
Wow. What about eggs tho?Bantams are easier to house, and are more gentle. Plus there's nothing more adorable than a band of tiny chickens running around the yard. I keep both currently in separate flocks. If I had to choose it would be bantams every time.
They are adorable. Mine lay fairly well. They go broody a lot in the warmer months. I often put them to work hatching for me. They are good at hatching turkey eggs for me. One under each wing.Wow. What about eggs tho?
oh wow! I didn't know Bantams went broody!They are adorable. Mine lay fairly well. They go broody a lot in the warmer months. I often put them to work hatching for me. They are good at hatching turkey eggs for me. One under each wing.
I have mostly kept d'uccle and cochins so those are my main experiences, some other breeds may be more productive, but I can't say for sure.
This past year I added bantam EE, and am still anxiously waiting on eggs out of them. I definitely couldn't support myself on bantam eggs but I get enough for my personal use. Mine even lay later in their lives on average than my standards.
I usually wait until all are broody, than break them as a group by blocking the nestboxes. They are always so spitting mad when I do that. It's so adorable, everything a bantam does is adorable to me.oh wow! I didn't know Bantams went broody!