Booted Bantam Chickens

I keep Barbu D'Uccles purely on their looks and friendliness. They have great personalities and don't trash the garden. The hens like a cuddle, the boys will enjoy a cuddle if caught. They make ideal pets, will lay a few tasty but tiny eggs in the summer. They can be long lived and very are fiesty. They are very small so don't need much space. The boys can be a bit noisy and they can fly quite well and like to roost in trees. I recommend clipping their wings if worried about this.

I have read much about this breed and have found they are good mothers, strong roosters. The breed does well in confinement but is shy around crowds of people, so they should be purchased as chicks to tame them for show. Hens are friendly of treats while roosters may be a little reluctant at first so you will need to cox the flock into liking you with food. -Whittni

Booted bantam's are nice, friendly chickens how mix well with others. little bit loud but are great in the garden. dont grow that much so are great for little children . you can tame them as they are easy to tame. They prouduction is small eggs but they lay all year round. They can't fly so you dont need to worry about cutting their wings, but they can jump . Bantam's do tend to stick with other bantam's so i wouldn't take them away from each other get them in pairs and so on.

I have three x three week old chicks. They are so lovely, the colours on their wings, their feathered feet. I have been suffering from depression and find my chicks/ hens give me a positive reason for getting up in the morning. The chicks run up to great you and mine love to be picked up and have a cuddle. Best therapy for me.

The lowest bird in the pecking order of my flock, the little black bantam was still a favourite. She loved to loaf around the coop and sleep in when all the other hens left. she was aggressive with the quails though but was still a great bird.