three things eat fleas, ants, spiders, and BLACK GROUND BEETLES.
Bantam chickens eat the same foods as regularly sized chickens. Many people enjoy keeping bantam chickens because they eat far less than regular chickens.
bantam chickens eat the same stuff as regular chickens such as corn, layer pellets or mash and of course bugs! as baby's bantam chickens may need to be on mash longer then the regular chickens and you will have too show them how to drink by dipping their beak in the water dish gently.
Crows do not kill animals, they are scavengers, so no, they will not eat bantams.
Not all Polish hens are bantam. Polish chickens are available in Standard and Bantam sizes. Most popular breeds of chickens are available in a bantam form. Some obvious exception to this are Jersey Giant and Brahma.
A bantam chicken is much smaller than a normal chicken and thus easier to keep as a pet. Bantam chickens are also available in brighter, more exotic colors than normal chickens thus making them more desireable for show purposes. See the Related Linksbelow for more information on bantam chickens.
Miniature chickens are called Bantams. Most breeds of chicken have an associated bantam breed. Though the name of these miniature breeds may include the word bantam, a miniature chicken is not a true bantam unless it has no larger counterpart.
Yes, a bantum is a variety of small poultry, particularly chickens. The name is derived from "Bantam", a city in Indonesia.
Yes, although their chicks might have some troubles, and be slightly lethargic.
16-20 weeks old
Most often when the hen eats the egg it is because it was broken. Chickens will eat almost anything and while they usually do not break the eggs to eat them they will clean up after any that are already broken.
I have Silkie Chickens who are very broody, they are little bantam chickens that look like little cotton balls.