However, silkies are considered true bantams because there's no full-sized silkie breed. Bantam chickens weigh 25 to 30% of what standard chickens do. As a result, they can be cheaper to care for ...

The Japanese Bantam chicken is a true bantam chicken, in that it has no large counterpart. This breed has always been small, ...

Some chicken breeds are available in both a standard and bantam size, while others are only bantam. There are a few breeds which are “true bantams”, meaning they only occur in smaller sizes ...

Probably the number one option for urban chicken keepers: bantam hens, which are typically just smaller versions of popular standard breeds, although “true” bantams, with no standard ...

There are about 18 breeds of bantam chicken, which include pekin, dutch and sebright, but silkie is gaining the most popularity in Kenya. ‘Weird’ characteristics.