Fancy Bantams

Fancy Bantams are based on the Isle Of Sheppey in Kent and we offer a range of Hatching Eggs, Chicks & Adult Bantam Chickens. Check out our website to see what is on offer.

~Fancy Bantams ~Help & Information~
So you have your shiny new chicken coop and are keen to find new occupants, here are a few tips on what to consider when buying chickens for the first time! also rule 1 will always be once you start you can’t actually stop x
By buying in person, you can see the condition of your birds, how they are kept and reject any that are obviously sickly or ill or otherwise not as they should be. Do not buy a chicken that is in poor condition out of sympathy unless you are prepared for the expense and the heartache.
You can buy chickens in full lay (20 to 25 weeks plus) or you can buy chickens before they start to lay, known as pullets or P. O. L which stands for point of lay, which are usually around 10 weeks old. . . .
Bantams are suitable for smaller backyards as they do not need as much space as other breeds. Bantam hens are also used as laying hens. With some Bantam breeds laying up to 150 eggs per year[2] . However, Bantam eggs are only about one-half to one-third the size of a regular hen egg. The Bantam chicken eats the same foods as a normal chicken. In commercial situations they are fed grain based foods because this is convenient and efficient for the producer. Chickens in the wild eat more insects and vegetation than grains.
Bantams have become increasingly popular as pets as well as for show purposes because they are smaller and have more varied and exotic colors and feather patterns than other chickens. Breeds such as the Sebright, Dutch, and Pekin are particularly popular show birds, and true bantams.
In contrast, the Bantam rooster is famous in rural areas throughout the United Kingdom and the United States for its aggressive, "puffed-up" disposition that can be comedic in stature. It is often called a "Banty" in the rural United States.
Many bantam hens are renowned for hatching and brooding. They are very protective mothers and will attack anything that gets near their young.
Old English bantam roosters were commonly used for fighting in Europe. They were smaller and faster than normal roosters used previously. ( thank god not here )
Bantams do have a higher mortality rate when they are kept as backyard pets. They are easy targets for hawks, cats, foxes, or any other small predator. The average backyard free range bantam’s can live up to 7 years but the worlds oldest bantam was 12 wow! ! I really have a passion for this breed and really love doing the dirty work when it comes to it and im sure alot of you can say the same i hope we can offer u a nice healthy selection of fancy bantams and offer good healthy advice too from buying to sexing and even history ?
Were a proud small based family run chicken’ry and anyone is welcome to see what we have on offer thankyou for reading our info for fancy bantams