I hadn’t kept bantams until, about six years ago, a friend gave me two Lavender Pekins. Quickly named Pam and Betty, after my beloved Bolton aunt and granny, they proved as feisty and formidable as ...

Kenya: Exit quail, enter the silkie bantam chicken. As the appeal of quail farming wears off, owing to what economists would refer to as cobweb adjustments — a process where product prices pendulum ...

Like all chickens, fluffy chickens will provide you with delicious eggs, companionship, and entertainment. However, they also have the added benefit of being extra soft and cuddly. In fact, these ...

Meet Bean, TikToker @bittiesandbuns’ tiniest hen. Dutch Bantam chickens are known for their petite size, and to show just how tiny Bean really is, her family compared her to a few everyday objects. It ...

Keeping a garden well and keeping free-range chickens are not the most naturally compatible of pastimes. Pecking beaks will wreak havoc with delicate, emerging flower buds, and dust-bathing, a ...