tooties Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Can someone explain this for me please? Bantams are smaller chickens, but can you get each of the breeds in a bantam size? so for instance, could I get a Bantam Rhode Island Red?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Not necessarily. Let me explain; we tend to use the term bantam as a generic term to cover all tiny sized chooks. To be pedantic, only a few, such as Dutch and Japanese, are true bantams as there is no larger version. There are more miniatures, though; these are roughly a third of the size of the larger bird and I have a few of them. Not every large breed has a miniature version though. I have a RIR mini and she is absolutely gorgeous, good layer too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooties Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Thanks Claret, I think I understand a bit better now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
