How Do You Raise Bantam Chickens & Hens?
Bantams are small-breed chickens, either those that have been bred that way from a standard-size breed or true bantams, which have no large counterparts. About one-fourth the size of regular chickens, Bantam hens lay eggs about 1/2 the size of large eggs. Raising Bantam chickens & hens is fun and can be done as a hobby, for pets, or for small-scale production of meat and eggs. Set up a chicken coop and run for your Bantam birds. Since the chicks and pullets (young hens) are smaller than average birds, you’ll need a finer mesh wire for fencing and it should be buried several inches at the ground to prevent escaping chicks. Place a chicken feeder in the pen, preferably under a small shelter so it will stay dry in the rain. Also include a one-gallon chicken waterer for ever dozen Bantam hens you will be raising. Place your Bantam chickens and hens in your prepared pen. Make sure food and water dishes are full. Shut the fowl securely in their hutch or coop every night to protect them from
