Bantams (What exactly is a Bantam or Banty?)

Black Orpington Bantams (miniature Black Orpingtons, one fourth the size of standard Orpingtons)

Japanese Bantam Rooster (True Bantam)

Belgian Bantam Rooster (Belgian Bearded d'Uccle) (True Bantam)

Auntie Em has a Belgian Bantam rooster named Johnny who looks just like this pic!

Bantam (or Banty) is a poultry term used to descibe a small variety of chicken. A bantam is not a breed, but rather refers to size. Bantams are usually one fourth to one fifth the size of a standard chicken breed, and their eggs are likewise smaller. Many standard chicken breeds have a bantam counterpart, sometimes called "miniatures". A "true bantam" has no standard-breed (large) counterpart.

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Examples of True Bantams include:

Belgian D'Uccle / Belgian Bantam / Mille Fleur (True Bantam)

Dutch Bantam

Japanese Bantam

Nankin

Rosecomb

Sebright

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Here is a list of standard breeds that have a bantam counterpart (miniature):

Ameraucana / Easter Egger
Ancona
Andalusian
Araucana

Australorp / Black Australorp
Barred Rock / Plymouth Rock

Light Brahma
Dark Brahma / Buff Brahma
Campine / Silver and Golden
Cochin / Cochin Bantam
Delaware
Dorking
Faverolles

Frizzle (What is a Frizzle?)
Jersey Giant / Black Jersey Giant
Leghorn / White Leghorn

New Hampshire Red

Orpington / Buff Orpington
Polish Crested

Rhode Island Red
Silkies

Sussex / Speckled Sussex

Welsummer

Wyandotte / Silver Laced Wyandotte, Golden Laced Wyandotte

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These chicken breeds do not have a bantam counterpart (miniature):

Barnevelder

Maran / Cuckoo Maran / Chocolate Egger

Penedesenca

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