Clean legged Bantam

[WolfCreek Banny]

Hello Everyone -
I currently have a small flock of 25 Mottled Cochin Bantams. They are all free range and well trained. BUT I live in western NC and it rains a lot and I am constantly cleaning their coop from all the mud they drag in on their leg feathers, so I’m thinking about switching my breed of choice. Are they’re any bantam breeds out there that are as calm and docile as the cochins, but have clean legs? Just trying to get some options! Thanks

 

[featheredplanets]

My bantam Australorp was very friendly. Half the size of the Sex Links, clean legged and beautiful!

 

[nchls school]

Hello Everyone -
I currently have a small flock of 25 Mottled Cochin Bantams. They are all free range and well trained. BUT I live in western NC and it rains a lot and I am constantly cleaning their coop from all the mud they drag in on their leg feathers, so I’m thinking about switching my breed of choice. Are they’re any bantam breeds out there that are as calm and docile as the cochins, but have clean legs? Just trying to get some options! Thanks

Tennessee-we have lots of rain too. First- Should you really like cochin, leg and foot feathers can be trimmed/not pulled and they will stay that way for some time. I had cochin at one time so I exactly what you're talking about. There are many clean legged bantam; many not s docile as cochin. I have serama and they as, or more so, docile as the serama. Below are a few pictures showing just how much...