Strictly speaking, there are three types of bantam chicken. 1. There are ‘true’ bantams; these have no large fowl counterpart. They are naturally occurring with no inp… See more

In most respects, bantams do not generally require anything different from standard breeds. … See more

Several varieties of bantam are feather-legged or ‘sablepoots.’ These types of birds require their pens to be relatively mud/muck-free. Otherwise, the foot feathers ge… See more

Bantam eggs are, of course, smaller than standard eggs, roughly half the size of standard eggs. The ratio for using them in cooking is 3 bantam eggs for every 2 standard e… See more