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Yes, they can preform the actual act of breeding and they can successfully fertilize the egg. I have several bantam roosters and they breed our full sized chickens whenever they can, though the larger hens are harder to catch. LOL Mine even work in pairs on occasion to help catch and hold the larger hens. Oddly enough if the hen submits easily some of my little bantam roosters will finish and then just stand there on top of them like they have nothing better to do, they won't even give the hen a little thank you dance. geez
We have beautiful, medium sized silkie cross rooster and he has some very interesting looking full sized offspring that look like a cochin cross with the dark silkie comb and bouffant hairdo's. Some of his offspring look exactly like their mothers only much smaller versions, even smaller then Dad. We aren't trying to cross freaky looking chickens, we just happen to like many different kinds of chickens and because they are all free range they roam and breed freely. We are looking forward to the next hatching of chicks to see what our other bantam roosters (Cochin, Silkie, Sultan and Millie Fleur) produce.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe adult weight for bred barred Plymouth rock roosters are -9 1/2 lbs. and hens are about 6 lbs.
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∙ 9y agoBaby chicks grow quickly and will become 3 months to become full grown. At this point they can be moved into a chicken coop and be prepped to lay eggs.
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∙ 9y agoA bantam is one half to one third the size of a standard hen. Most bantams are under two pounds.
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∙ 14y agoDifferent breeds grow to different sizes.
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What is a bantum 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.
What is a chicken wing span?
Depends on the type of chicken........bantam, standard, what breed? It can vary from 9 inches to 4 feet across!
Is a bantam chicken a layer or broiler?
Bantam chickens are typically not categorized in this manner, as most do not have enough meat or produce enough eggs to be sufficiently used in either category. If they are placed in such groups, it depends on the breed of the chicken.
Why does buddy compare his friend to a bantam hen?
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.
What are the little chickens that you eat called?
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.
What breed is the fastest growing free range chicken?
bantam
Are bantams a good egg laying chicken?
A bantam is a size of chicken (many standard breeds also have a "bantam" of that same breed...) Finding a breed of bantam that lays well will take some research however, and always remember that each chicken is an individual and can very well deviate from the norm of egg laying.
What is a bantum 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.
What is a chicken wing span?
Depends on the type of chicken........bantam, standard, what breed? It can vary from 9 inches to 4 feet across!
Is a bantam chicken a layer or broiler?
Bantam chickens are typically not categorized in this manner, as most do not have enough meat or produce enough eggs to be sufficiently used in either category. If they are placed in such groups, it depends on the breed of the chicken.
Why does buddy compare his friend to a bantam hen?
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.
How big are chickens?
It depends on the breed of the chicken. Bantam chickens are quite small, about 20 centimeters long. Full size hens are about 30 centimeters long, and full size roosters are a bit larger than this.
What breed lays the smallest bantam egg?
The Serama is named the smallest breed of chicken, so I would have to say the Serama. I raise them and they have some very small eggs.
What are the little chickens that you eat called?
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.
What are the dimensions of a full grown hen?
It depends on what breed the hen is for example a bantam hen will be much smaller than a large chicken breed. The size of a chicken is not usually measured in dimensions anyway it is usually done in lb :)
Are bantam chickens good egg layers?
Egg quantities differ depending on what bantam species lays them but the eggs are much smaller than a standard size chicken. A bantam Silkie will lay well below average when compared to a Rhode Island Red Bantam is reference to size not an individual breed.
What breed of bantam chicken lays the largest eggs?
The dutch bantam lays more than an average large fowl. (At 270 a year plus.) But is still one of the smallest. The rhode island red bantam is large, so should lay large eggs.
