Best "low maintainance" bantam breeds?

[ThiefPouter06]

I have a few books and magazines that portray bantams as delicate. What breeds would be good to be placed in a nice roomy coop and turned loose for time to scratch and hunt in the afternoon? OEGB's? Dutch? Belgian D'anver?

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

We have black tailed japanese bantams. They are far from fragile. They freerange in the woods, in the goat pens, turkey pens, and they love the pig pen . They are brave enough to walk right up and eat out of the pigs food dish while she is eating. Shes only 250 pounds of bodacious pig. They go broodie all the time as well. We started with 10 that a friend asked my DH to take as he could not longer care for them Now 10 months later we have 34 and more under two hens They reproduce fast. lol

 

[ThiefPouter06]

ooooOOOooo I like Japanese! Thanks for the info.

 

[ThiefPouter06]

Do any of these need heat in the winter?

 

[DaKid]

black tailed japanese bantams.

could you post a pic of them
I purchase 6 from m mc m last march but I'm think there not BK Jap, they are small but not as small as my whites and white /bk tail jap. plus they seem to have a white patch on there cheeks


my jap. are out in a coop all yr long no heat just a 75watt light bulb on those ccold winter nights for a few hours​

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

bantam barred rocks are good for winter. Very low maintanance

 

[AtRendeAcres]

I have Brahma, Cochin & Silkie Bantams

These guys are pretty hardy!!!

I have had ice on the coop walls because it was so cold I did have 1 cochin roo frost bite on his comb!

Brahma has pea comb & Silkie walnut comb

out of all 3 breeds the Bantam Brahmas are the better & bigger (egg) layer!

all of them are great cuddlers

 

[Kanchii]

Bantam barred rocks! I LOVE mine and they are hardy and wonderful, lay well, and don't need special treatment because they dont have feathered feet.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

hey kanchii where is silkieluvr? I am looking to get some barred rock eggs form her again

 

[AtRendeAcres]

I have to say I have always had Brahmas & Cochins & I have had to do nothing with their feet!

Honest!
I have also had Barred Rock & Rhode Island Red Bantams and all of theses were hardy!

The only Bantam I have had that were delacate were Sebrights