Sussex Bantam Chickens
Bantam Female
Bantam Male
History
The Sussex Bantam originates in Britain in around 1920 and is a dwarfed version of the Sussex. It has a rectangular body shape, medium long tail feathers, broad, deep breast, red earlobes and a featherless face. The comb is medium sized and single and the eye is red. The Sussex Bantam has featherless yellow legs and 4 toes.
Behaviour
They have a placid nature and are adept at coping with bad weather. They are easily tamed and will do anything for a treat. They make superb pets for children as they are affectionate and rarely show aggression in any form. They are excellent layers and often continue producing eggs throughout the winter. The hens make excellent broodies and wonderful mothers.
Varieties
Columbian, buff Columbian, red Columbian, grey, silver, red porcelain, white and Columbian blue marked.
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Latest Reviews For Sussex Bantams (3 of 8)
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Excellent for the garden
- Frazer, 06 October 2012
Excellent layers, great mothers. I bought a trio that didn't make the show grade, however to my family they are priceless now, i paid £20 for them! This year we've had 19 chicks off the two hens, who were superb in brooding their young. The eggs also taste delicious, i'd say two Bantam eggs make up one 'normal' size egg. The chicks have gone to friends and family who want to get into chicken keeping and they are a good hardy starter bird. Of the two hens we would usually get about 10 eggs a week which is more than enough for a family of four.
Very good in general.
- Barry, 25 May 2011
I have 2 bantam sussex hens, one is a golden honey colour and the other is white. They are both very hardy birds as they survived 2 winters. I have a normal sized speckled sussex rooster, he tries his best to protect the hens from other animals, but he is friendly around humans.
- Ruby, 17 May 2011
Our little sussex bantam hens are an extremely broody pair we are currently trying to hatch some frizzles using them as surrogate mothers with just a week to go chalk and cheese are still sat diligently in their clutch, will edit post next week and let you know how they are getting on.
Sussex Bantam
- Jan, 17 August 2010
At the moment we only have one of this breed she is called penny and comes when we call her name. She loves watching tv sat on my lap. We are in the far north of scotland and she doesn't mind the cold. She loves brocolli, and before anyone says it I know chickens should only be outside but this one loves coming in the house. The rest of the flock come nowhere near us unless we are handing out mealworms.
Best Breed To Keep As Family Pet, Egg Layer and For Appearance
- Kate, 02 June 2010
We keep Sussex bantams in the following colours: Red. Light, White, Silver, Buff, Speckled, Brown and soon Coronation. All purebred and wonderful birds which make great family friends with top egg production, all year round.
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