Dutch Bantams Breed Thread

[Joshua G]

Is "Dutch" a breed or a color variety?
And, if it's a breed, what varieties are there?
Thanks in advance,
Joshua G

 

[roxyanddutches]

It is a breed but I'm not sure of all the varieties.

 

[Joshua G]

It is a breed but I'm not sure of all the varieties.

Ok, Thanks.

 

[roxyanddutches]

No problem and sorry I don't have the varieties.

 

[Joshua G]

That's fine.

 

[BobbieJo81]

Is "Dutch" a breed or a color variety?
And, if it's a breed, what varieties are there?
Thanks in advance,
Joshua G

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/poultry/chickens/dutchbantam/index.htm

 

[Joshua G]

Quote: Awesome, Thanks!
There are a lot more than I thought.

 

[BobbieJo81]

Awesome, Thanks!
There are a lot more than I thought.

Very welcome!!! Just make sure to go with a reputable breeder if you get them--they are harder to find than some 'breeders' would have you think..

 

[Joshua G]

Quote: Ok, will do.

 

[JeanR]

DUTCH BANTAMS are one of the oldest BREEDS of Bantams in The Netherlands and still the most popular breed in that country. (I was able to visit their 50th Anniversary Show of their Hollandse Krielenfokkers Club--500 Dutch Bantams and very few that I would not have loved to bring home!!!!)! Imported to the US, (few, and only several varieties), they were accepted by the American Bantam Association in 1987, after a Dutch Bantam Society was formed in 1986.. Sadly, wanting more varieties, they were crossed with OEGB, Black Rosescombs, White Leghorn Bantams, others, to immediately change the Dutch to a backyard bantam type, neither OEGB, eetc. nor Dutch. A few breeders kept the imported lines, but breeding to a "changed" Standard, they did not meet the great quality of the birds of Holland. NOW, some later imports from leading breeder/exhibitors in Holland, have brought many, to very best TYPE, a unique bantam breed, and yet only a few varieties in the "real deal". Hatchery dutch are crossbreds, ands they offer varieties never bred in DUTCH and look like "backyard banties"--healthy chicks, but not DUTCH. They could rarely meet the standard language of color, pattern, shape of the birds. Breeders who do not learn about the breed, may offer chicks or birds they have bred from Hatchery dutch--so ask for pictures and bloodlines, if you purchase birds to be shipped. Eggs or chicks can tell you almost nothing about the adults they grow into! There are websites with information about the DUTCH BANTAMS. People who see the lovely ones, want them. They have been truly nice birds for SHowmanship for Juniors/Youth. I have not learned how to post pictures here, of true DUTCH, but may have to learn, as there seems to be mostly misinformation about the Breed! DUTCH BANTAMS are worth all efforts to obtain correct ones--whether you want Show birds or lovely backyard bantams, distinctly beautiful. (I like ALL bantam breeds, but chose DUTCH to study, breed, and it has made lifetime friends here and abroad, and into old age!)