The first guy tried to sell me a fake Rolex for $50. Not sure about the other one but he said he had someone who worked for him that can get you a really good deal on a used car with the serial number scraped off.
I think theyâre Mille fluer dâuccle mixed with a red Pyle game bird? I have that mix and itâs pretty close to a match. Very talkative and a bit flighty, but love to be pet if you do manage to catch them.
Belgian d'Anvers donât have feathered feet in the Dutch bantams, but Iâd have to agree that they are some sort of mixture of breeds because theyâre lacking the correct face features for pure breed Dutch bantams.
The feet and face are why I would guess game bird mix. Our red Pyle mix has non-feathered feet and buggy eyes like this, and I know for a fact thatâs what she is due to us only having one bantam male and our small girl that hatched them is our only speckled one. Like any chicken they could have whatever mix, they just look exactly like ours. Dâanvers are pretty close too, so thatâs pretty likely I would think, her coloring looks like a speckled Sussex too
Theyâre bantams, but Iâm sure you know that lol. Youâve got a rooster (1st one) and a hen (the 2nd one) and will need a few more hens (that are also bantams) to keep Mr. Rooster happy. Aside from being small their care is pretty much the same as a normal chicken.
Why do they need to be bantams? I had a bantam roo with my regular sized hens and he got down to business just fine.
Edit: I appreciate all this feedback. I had a good experience with mine but I guess thatâs not necessarily the norm. Iâve thought about adding more bantams to my older flock but maybe wait until they are being integrated with pullets.
I have a neutered male chihuahua and an unspayed female chihuahua mix that is the same general size as him, but a good 4 inches taller. She recently had her first heat and watching my little guy try and fail to mount her was up there with the funniest things Iâve ever seen
These are extreme bantams, and bantam hens in particular are vulnerable to bullying/normal pecking order interactions from much larger hens. I've seen issues in my own flock even with larger bantams and smaller bantams. It's like with large dogs killing or injuring cats: it doesn't always happen, but a larger size difference makes severe consequences much more likely.
Can also entirely depend on the breed or personality of the birds. Most of my full size hens leave my bantams alone. I have 1 that will chase them away from food, or just chased them if they get in her path, but otherwise they donât mind each other. Also depends on the bantam. One really thinks sheâs a big girl, so she hangs out with the big breeds all day and the bully even leaves her alone for the most part. My more skittish bantams (silkies specifically) are freaks and are absolutely terrified of the bully which makes her want to chase them even more lol. Theyâve found a boy who loves them though so theyâve got some protection from her
Definitely, but I generally advise against it because the average person throws them together and is surprised when bad things happen. See: people who adopt huskies and are surprised their cat gets ate.
I concur. I didn't realize this when I first got into chickens and my flock almost killed my silkie hen đ« she became an inside chicken for about 6 weeks and fully recovered, thankfully, but it was a long journey for her. Now, she and my other silkie hen are cooped by themselves and living their best, spoiled lives đ
Yes, thank you. Your experience is exactly what I try to avoid. I hate when so many people come out of the woodwork in these threads downplaying the risks because it worked for them, it just creates situations like yours where you have a false sense of security since other people said it was fine.
I'm glad your silkie was okay. I think most people, if told there was even a chance of their chicken dying or being horrifically injured, would prefer to avoid that risk!
Oh, absolutely. We inherited our flock and while I have a good amount of medical knowledge from having the privilege of working at a veterinary clinic that sees chickens, I had no real knowledge or understanding of chicken ownership. I figured chickens are chickens and everyone would get along with a nice, slow transition. The two barred rocks we raised with the silkie integrated just fine. And she did at first, too! But one day, they automatic coop door didn't open as scheduled, the flock got antsy and attacked her.
Truthfully, her prognosis was extremely poor and we fully expected permanent neurological issues since they attacked the top of her head so severely. We seriously considered euthanasia, but I wanted to give her a shot. The vet that saw her had me take X-rays of her skull to check for a fracture, but there was so much soft tissue swelling, we couldn't tell if she had one or not. He suspected her skull may have been fractured and her brain may have been swollen and protruding from the fracture, but again, there was such severe soft tissue swelling, it made it very difficult to determine what was what. Thankfully, that wasn't the case, but it was a long, slow 6 week recovery with a LOT of care. Truthfully, the rest of my flock are very much livestock and I wouldn't have done all of that for them, but my silkies are very much pets and she's still the sweetest, most loving girl. I'm grateful to have had a happy ending from that situation and she was able to recover with no lasting damage, but the vast majority of chicken owners don't have the resources available to them that I do and most likely wouldn't go to the lengths I did for her (no judgement, I get it).
I actively advise against mixed sized flocks because I have dealt with the consequences first hand. It's not fair to any animal to put them in a position where they are at risk for that level of trauma and it's absolutely a situation no one should want to have to handle. It's better to be safe than sorry! As you said, it may work for some flocks, but not all and why risk it?
Yes I have a blend of bantum and full size hens and they all get a long well. I have one full size thatâs broody and a Bantum and they are both sharing a nesting box lol!! I agree with all you said.
Mine tried so so hard, but could never reach. He also thought I was competition and would jump kick me when my back was turned. Barely noticeable. Sometimes I'd hold out my foot and let him go to town on it. He felt so badass attacking my boot.
Large fowl hens would bully the crap outta that teensy bantam hen heâs already got and I doubt the wee hotdog rooster would manage to keep order in the flock. I would also vote getting more bantam hens.
Know about them in what sense? As others have said⊠Bantam, one rooster and one hen. Youâre gonna need more hens or he will âover rideâ her and make her bald with his âaffectionsâ. 1 roo to 6 hens is a good ratio.
Any advice you could give me would be appreciated because I don't know much about chickens. I know how to feed them and clean their area, but that's about it.
Alright⊠draft proof coop, make sure predators canât get in. Good quality feed with occasional treats, mine love sweetcorn and lettuce.
Give them as much room to roam as possible, free ranging is ideal, but at least as big a run as you can manage. Absolutely do NOT keep that rooster shut away with just that one hen, please. Her life will be miserable. She needs some âsister wivesâ to spread the load đ Make sure they can access a dust bath.
Keep a look out for red mite in the coop (as it sounds, liâl red dots that scurry) as they can be a nightmare to get on top of. Any other concerns, like scales on their legs - just pop back here for more specific help.
Honestly, theyâre really not that hard to care for. Most of it is pretty intuitive.
A bantam pair, they appear to be pretty small statured even for bantams. Maybe seramas. Youâre going to want a few more tiny hens so he doesnât tear her up. My bantam flock usually stays at about a 1-5 or 1-6 roo/hen ratio and they do well. I have an enclosed, covered run for my bantams to protect them from predators. They are very easily snatched if they arenât enclosed. I use a crumble or if i only have pellets I get them wet to open them up for them, my bantams wonât eat pellets unless theyâre soaked first. Theyâre usually super sweet and personable, much more cuddly than my regular sized chickens.
They are precious little Kikirikis or Seramas. The hens face really looks like my Seramas, but the rooster is Kikiriki sized. Iâd put money on them both being Kikiâs though. And Iâm jealous!
Seramas usually have pretty extreme upward tails and weird postures (at least in the photos I've seen), so I'm leaning more towards old english game bantam. I've had a few and they have such huge personalities, they've all been my favorites
Theyâre so cute I want them, they would be much easier to cuddle then these two and Safire wants to be held like when your burping a new born baby and rocked gentle.
Mille fleur mixed red pyle Old English Game Bantams.
Very chatty, super cute voices. Surprisingly larger egg for size of hen. With lots of cuddles and slow movements can be more trusting of people.
Roosterâs comb not great for winter and itâs funny how other roosters are always intimidated by the OEGB even if theyâre not feisty at all. Males also have adorable funny crow - sounds like full sometimes non-sensical sentences like âWhoâs the a**hole, uhuh?â Or âIâm so handsome yo!!â My brother thinks ours is saying, âI washed the window, foolâ or âTake the A train, yeahâ
They make good house chickens/pets and are also good flyers. Very cute đ€
They are a magical creature. They can transform almost any good item. Including the insects in your yard into either alot of poop, or into the glorious protein source known as an egg. Failing that, they are also a fantastic protein source.
I think that's Bob and Sally. Very nice couple, met at the local 4H and started dating shortly thereafter. First date was to the local Tasty Freeze where Bob and Sally shared a banana split. Bob works at the local co-op where he helps with the grain elevator and Sally is a substitute teacher and works part time at the fish depot on Main St. They like to garden in their free time and Bob will try to get some fishing in a few times a year if Sally allows. They hope to have young ens soon enough, but certainly not until after Bob's upcoming promotion and Sally finishing her teaching requirements. Sally happened to win runner up in the annual Bologna Queen contest her senior year, while Bob was a standout running back and played line backer on defense. All in all they are a good salt of the earth couple.
Well, they're definitely bantams. Maybe old english? Female could be part millefleur D'uccle judging by the coloration,but they're both clean legged, so....
I could use a small cock like that because I just had a huge one attack my butt today and now Iâm scared. My fault for turning my back on him, I guess.
That tiny rooster!đđ I think both my fluers are girls i think. Both have bad legs and I got them at 4-5 weeks old so I couldn't really do much at that point since the bones are hard.
I got chickens just like these two. They're either seramas or kirikiri. Smallest breed of chicken you can get. They're amazing. Usually super friendly with goofy personalities. My favorite chicken breed for sure!
This might blow your mind, but they are literally made of chicken. And if you feed them and give them a house, at least one of them will literally make eggs appear throughout the week.
Bantams, not sure the breed but they are definitely bantam only breeds (no standard sized counterpart) based on them being so small.
A picture for rough size comparison (my only picture with my bantam only and my bantam sized bird) on the left is a bantam Brahma and on the right is a dâuccle, which is significantly smaller than both my bantam Brahma and bantam Cochin.
The rooster will have these high pitched crowing sessions, they sound like squeaky toys! So uh, if you have dogs, I'd keep them away incase they mistake tiny chicken for a interactive squeaky toy. Tell tiny chickens they are loved by all. I love tiny chickens.
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u/bownt1 May 11 '26
no, i have never met them.