Can old english game bantams tolerate cold

[Tiffy316]

I have 5 old english game bantam chicks who are about a month old. They're doing great, but I've never raised this type of chicken before so IDK how well they can tolerate the cold. When I take my little blue old english game bantam chick out to mess with her, she shivers. I keep them indoors bc they needed to be warmer than my other chicks and when I do take them out of their little makeshift brooder, I keep them inside. This is a pic of her hanging out with me in the living room. I let her cuddle up to my neck bc she was shivering like she was a little cold, which is why I'm worried about their potential cold tolerance as adults.

They have a heat lamp and everything. We get pretty cold winters in Kansas. Sometimes it gets below 20 degrees. So I want to make sure that I have everything I need to keep them warm this coming winter, and not end up buying stuff last minute bc I underestimated the cold tolerance of my tiny chickens.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

We had a little roo for quite a few years here and it gets as cold as -20 with winter and we don't use lights. He did okay, but lost most of his comb

 

[writerskramp]

My Bantams have lived trough -12 to -20.. They be fine.. Don't know if they are English as they speak fluent American.

 

[Tiffy316]

We had a little roo for quite a few years here and it gets as cold as -20 with winter and we don't use lights. He did okay, but lost most of his comb

Was he an adult old english game bantam?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Was he an adult old english game bantam?

Yeah, I think he was 4 or 5 when he passed. Can't remember what happened to him, but it was something weird

 

[Tiffy316]

My Bantams have lived trough -12 to -20.. They be fine.. Don't know if they are English as they speak fluent American.

LOL, thanks. I just wanted to be sure bc I've never raised such tiny chickens before. Do they look like young old english game bantams to you? And yes, they are about a month old. The one in my hand has about 2 weeks on the gray one, so she's probably closer to 1 1/2 months.

 

[Tiffy316]

Yeah, I think he was 4 or 5 when he passed. Can't remember what happened to him, but it was something weird

Ok, cool. I just wanted to be sure bc these guys are a lot smaller than normal bantams and IDK if the care is different. They're the kind if microscopic chicken you see someone holding in the palm of their hands. They're almost micro serama sized.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Ok, cool. I just wanted to be sure bc these guys are a lot smaller than normal bantams and IDK if the care is different. They're the kind if microscopic chicken you see someone holding in the palm of their hands. They're almost micro serama sized.

Theyl l get bigger than that. My boy eas about the size of any bantam male when he finished growing

 

[Tiffy316]

Theyl l get bigger than that. My boy eas about the size of any bantam male when he finished growing

Really. But I thought old english game bantams were super small.

 

[writerskramp]

Ok, cool. I just wanted to be sure bc these guys are a lot smaller than normal bantams and IDK if the care is different. They're the kind if microscopic chicken you see someone holding in the palm of their hands. They're almost micro serama sized.

Know nothing of English Bantams.. Just Bantams.. but do so enjoy English Breakfast Tea.. It's a meal. Look good to me..