what are the best bantams that dont fly?

[backyardchickenfarmer]

Hello all, I'm looking into getting a trio. or pair of bantams for my yard. I only have a 4 foot chainlink fence around it though. What kind of chickens dont fly? im guessing silkie and frizzles but are there more? Thanks!

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

Get silkies!

 

[StrawberryHouseMouse]

All chickens fly.. but silkies XD they cant get more then 2ft off the ground

Edit: I dont know about frizzles. I guess they would have a hard time. But Ive never owned any so I wouldnt know.

 

[laughingllama75]

My cochins are not good flyers. .....the most the ever do is hop exitedly when the others fly. it's pretty funny to see. Oh, and my silkies do not fly either.

 

[tellynpeep]

Frizzles. My Frizzle Cochin roo can barely get up to his 1 foot-high roost for the night! Poor guy.......... He definitely won't be going over any fences.

 

[DukeDawg528]

Silkies are one of the best bantam breed they are...

 

[EweSheep]

silkies hands down!

 

[Krodsorin]

Probadly Silkies, but if you wanted to ignore everyones answer,
go with pekins, they arent too good flyers, and they are way cute.

 

[seedcorn]

depends on what you want them to do.......

Silkies if you don't want any eggs and having the hen sitting on rocks trying to hatch them...........

Lot of people like silkies, I happen to be of the crowd that doesn't prefer them.

I'd suggest cochins or wyandotte bantams. Wyandottes are as friendly as cochins, lay better and you don't have wet leg feathers if grass is wet.

Many bantams won't fly out of your yard except for the game bantams and such like. Given a little attention most bantams that I've had become little pests that follow you around yard wondering what you are doing........love to help w/garden--at least that's their view.

 

[laughingllama75]

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pekins are another name for Cochins over here.