Bantam.
A bantam is the same thing as a bantam: A small chicken.
It is a chicken that is like a banty rooster. The word "Banty" is a rural version of the word "Bantam". So, a Banty chicken is a Bantam chicken, which is a chicken that is 1/5 to 1/4 the size of a normal chicken of that breed.
a bantam is smaller than a regular chicken.
No. Regular sized roosters can mate with Bantam hens, and Bantam roosters can mate with regular sized hens. The resulting offspring will be a small to medium sized chicken.
"Banny hens" is a term used to refer to bantam chickens, which are small breeds of chickens. They are often kept as pets or for ornamental purposes due to their small size and unique characteristics. Bantam chickens come in various colors and are known for their lively personalities.
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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.
In A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote, Buddy compares his friend to a Bantam hen because she is small in stature just like the breed of chicken.
The chicken that starts with B is bantam.
chicken could be rooster, bantam these are males
I have a bantam silkie chicken that fully grown is only about six or eight inches tall and maybe weighs in at a pound. They are really very cute.