Best bantam layers?

[yakitori]

I’m considering switching my flock to all bantams, but I do appreciate the eggs I get from the bigger girls.

In your experience, which bantams are the best layers?

I have some bantam welsummers in the incubator and would love to know more egg laying bantam options...

My satin is a surprisingly regular layer (4-5 eggs a week) if only she didn’t go broody so often

 

[Little Baby Bean]

When I looked it up, Google said bantam Easter eggers, bantam Brahmas, bantam Plymouth rocks and sussex layers are good for bantams! Also my D'anvers are very good layers but they can also be really broody! And same with my bantam wyandotte!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My Cornish do about 5-7 a week when they're not brooding. Plus they're still meat enough you can eat males

 

[Amer]

Bantam Welsummers! How cool!
I find that d’Anvers are very consistent and constant layers, even if the eggs are quite small.
Broodiness depends upon the bird. Most of my yearling hens have never gone broody, but my older hens have.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

bantam Easter eggers, bantam Brahmas, bantam Plymouth rocks and sussex layers are good for bantams!

I agree!

 

[Amer]

bantam Brahmas

Apparently they’re getting their Brahmas where I didn’t get mine. XD I had two hens that never laid an egg in their life.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I had some silver penciled Plymouth rocks that laid like crazy and for their size they were huge eggs.
They tried going broody often also so you couldn't let eggs add up in nest boxes.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Both my Barred Rock Bantam and my English Orpington Bantam were good little layers, just very broody. I believe the BR Bantam was a bit better however in the terms of laying!