Question about Bantam cross chickens ...

[CalBickieMomma]

Hello all! This summer, I let my American game hen set on her eggs, because the father is a bantam cross and I wanted to see what kind of chicks I'd get. All of them, turns out, will probably be more bantam sized - some more than others - but I have a question about their father. I was told he was a Serama/white leghorn bantam cross, but he has the puffy cheeks most often seen in Easter-Eggers and Ameraucanas (and most of his kids do, too).

So, my question is: Are there any bantam breeds that have the puffy cheeks? If not, what else might be in his bloodline? Dare I hope to get some really pale blue bantam eggs from my little pullets someday?
Just curious!

 

[jodiefoster]

I have Old English that have puffy cheeks.

 

[Skippersnh]

That would be cool to get tiny blue eggs lol

 

[jodiefoster]

The Old English are giving an almond and a brown egg but I have some frizzles that will lay blue eggs when they are old enough

 

[jodiefoster]

This is a little Old English Bantam with puffy little cheeks.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Can you post a picture of the father?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

This is a little Old English Bantam with puffy little cheeks.

That's not an old English game bantam.

 

[jodiefoster]

Poppy Cock

 

[CalBickieMomma]

That would be cool to get tiny blue eggs lol

I know! I’m super tempted to put one of my Easter-Eggers (she’s already on the small side) in with the bantam roo to see if I could get some bantam-sized hens that lay blue-tinted eggs ...

 

[HuffleClaw]

Bantam Easter eggers and Bantam Ameraucanas...