Friendly egg laying Bantam breeds?

[Fluffnut]

Does anyone know any friendly bantam breeds that actually lay? I really want some, but can only get laying ones.

 

[Pyxis]

I'm not sure what you mean by 'actually lay'. All hens lay eggs, bantam breeds included. Are you asking if there are any really productive bantam breeds? The answer to that is, not really. Bantams are mostly bred to be ornamental, so egg production wasn't really selected for the way it was in large fowl breeds. Large fowl breeds will always be a better option for egg production. White leghorn bantams probably lay better than other breeds of bantam, but they may be flighty like their large fowl counterparts.

Here's a link to an article discussing which breeds are better layers.

https://www.mypetchicken.com/backya...am-breeds-should-I-choose-if-I-want-H113.aspx

 

[The Moonshiner]

I had some silver penciled Plymouth Rock bantams that where laying machines.
They probably out produced all my layers with exception of leghorns and red sex links.

 

[mgbantams]

Dutch bantam lay well, from my experience.

 

[Birds of a Feather]

My Dutch Bantams also lay a lot of eggs.

 

[Fluffnut]

I'm not sure what you mean by 'actually lay'. All hens lay eggs, bantam breeds included. Are you asking if there are any really productive bantam breeds? The answer to that is, not really. Bantams are mostly bred to be ornamental, so egg production wasn't really selected for the way it was in large fowl breeds. Large fowl breeds will always be a better option for egg production. White leghorn bantams probably lay better than other breeds of bantam, but they may be flighty like their large fowl counterparts.

Here's a link to an article discussing which breeds are better layers.

https://www.mypetchicken.com/backya...am-breeds-should-I-choose-if-I-want-H113.aspx

Yes, that is what I was saying- sorry! Thanks.