![]() Some hobby farmers enjoy raising bantam chickens, breeding them, and showing them. ![]() Bantams tend to be a little more intense in temperament than large breeds as well. Their eggs are smaller, and bantams often fly quite well. Bantams may be one-quarter to one-fifth the size of a large-breed chicken. ![]() Large breeds are, simply, larger than bantam breeds, and produce more meat and eggs. In fact, many breeds are available in both sizes. Here are some things to keep in mind when deciding on a breed.Ĭhicken breeds are divided into one of two categories of size: standard or large, and bantam. Besides color, plumage pattern, style of comb and wattles - somewhat cosmetic considerations - chicken breeds differ on everything from personality, to broodiness (tendency to sit on eggs to hatch them), to egg laying ability and even egg color. There are more than 200 breeds of chickens available in the United States.
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