What age can bantams be shown?

[tb90435]

What age do bantam chickens or call ducks need to be to show them? Ive looked all over and cant find any info. Thanks

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

At leat 6-8 months

 

[destiny_56085]

Alot of it will depend on the certain breed or even color. If you are talking calls, the whites are the easiest and probably the earliest. If you want greys, snowies, etc then be prepared to wait at least 6-8 months for them to even be fully colored out. It takes a while for the drakes to get their curly tail feather too.

Some breeds of poultry mature alot faster. We used to have bantam leghorns and they were ready by 4-6 months. I have a friend with sebrights and it seems like they are good to go by 4 months. If you are talking for a bantam cochin of even a silkie to fully finish out, it can be 6-10 months depending on the line.