What is the Top sought after Bantam breed?

[okiehen]

All beautiful birds. Its a very hard decision to pick.
I like the OEGB so many beautiful colors and the Cochin's as well.
There's a few breeds that haven't been posted that I like also.
Ameraucana bantams
Bantam Hamburgs
Belgian Bearded D'Anvers
Rosecombs

 

[TinyBirds]

Does anyone have bantams that free range and don't get taken by hawks? We only have 1 bantam left (a black cochin) because our silkies and others all got taken

I just wonder whether we should try again, maybe with all black-color bantams like the one that survived? He is so cute and we love him. Oddly, we also have 1 polish roo that survived even though he's not as big as our other chickens either. Maybe we just had bad luck with the others? I wonder if black silkies would be less prone to getting taken, like the black cochin? And what about using those little back/wing protectors on them? We had one on a silkie for a couple weeks and then made the mistake of taking it off, after which she got eaten. I thought it might be cool to have someone make us a back/wing protector that has big fake "eyes" on the 2 wing-guards, making it scare off the predators, kind of like those fish that have a fake-big-eye-spot on their body. Anyone tried that with success?

 

[Bantimna]

Modern Games

 

[usschicago1]

I agree with cochin too!

 

[William Grace]

Hi All
I would think it would be the Modern Game or Old English Game.

William Grace

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

OEGBs are my all time favorite bantam breed

They're small, cute, and easily tamed. I like Dutch also, since they are very similar.
The bantam cochins are adorable. I think the current craze in cochins are the mille fleur banties.

 

[arianna]

Quote:

 

[Illia]

Go to ANY poultry show, and you're bound to see Cochins, OEGB's, or Silkies.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

I LOVE my Sebrights, such friendly little birds.

 

[ErniesFlock]

Love my MG and yes also Thee Serama!