Bantams

[wegotchickens]

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These are my favorites too. I keep trying to love Silkies but it just isn't working. I adore my millies, though

and they adore me right back!

 

[Jennings Gamefowl]

silkies are the best little bantams anyone can get...plus they are the broodiest

 

[NakedNeck]

Thank you for all of the feedback everyone! This really helps me out by knowing what breeds are nice ones.

 

[chick4chicks]

I just got my first Banty's yesterday, 3 I believe are Cochins the other I am not sure of... They are so sweet.

 

[FarmGirl01]

I'm with Moody. I can't seem to get away from Old English Bantams. Its just something that can't be describe. I have tried, but I always come back. I believe, I will never be without them.

 

[tfpets]

Silkies- fluffy birds that live on the ground and can live in little dog houses or coops....easy to keep in cutesy little houses - look like walking poofball ostrich feathers. Not for people who need eye contact to communicate or get friendly with their pets (you cant see their eyes too often).....Personality is calm and they go broody alot, you cant ask for a better momma chicken. Many people have them just for surrogate parents for that reason! Colors include Buff, Black, Splash, Blue, White.

Old English Bantams are small, and great little flyers. The will roost on whatever, and are pretty hardy. OE will chatter away....if you get them young and handle them, they will bond to you closely. They make eye contact and tip their head like they know what you are saying! Fast learners and great pets. A little more skittish and energetic than the silkie, depends on how much time you spend with them. Varieties can include many patterns such as Silver Duckwing, Quail, BBR, Self Blue, Blue, and so on....

Cochins are a nice feather footed fluffy bird that may chose to stay in a shelter on the ground or chose a roost, it depends on the bird! Feathery fluff balls, and can be calm and quiet. Not a talkative bird but calmly interested in whats going on around them - especially food. Bantam Cochins come in beautiful color choices, many being perfected, some of my favs are the mottled black and white cochin, or the mille fleur cochin....

Many many of the Standard birds have a Bantam counterpart....you just have to check the breed.....

Like Moodychicken said - the Moderns are alot of work - but we have six from her and they are AWESOME - and are living in my livingroom right now. Hmmmm.

Tina/tfpets

 

[haycroft]

This is my Bantam with her newly hatched chicks...they are a week old already...as im a newbie of owneing chickens was told shes a pekin bantam with feathery legs..could someone tell whats the difference between the cochin and pekin as they look the same to me
shes a friendly little thing so hopefully the chicks will turn out to be girls

she did lay lovely half sized eggs which my young son loved...

 

[DTchickens]

Old english games! Their pretty gentle if handled correctly and you don't get a genetic disaster (ones where their parents were mean...or the such)

 

[Feathered Wings]

Just a note here on the Old English Bantams i have been raising them for 8 years and sometimes the roo's can be aggressive. imo
The hens are more calm and are great mothers and broody's.

If you are looking for just pets i would stick with the silkie's and cochins or another calm breed.

But that being said if you want a perky, fiesty bird then old english is what your looking for.
They have a happy spirit and great personality all their own and thats why i love them.
Never a dull moment with the old english bantams