The bantam category is filled with breeds of chickens that are smaller than standard-sized birds — some only weigh a few pounds. There are “true bantams,” which are breeds only available in the bantam ...

Chickens are some of the most versatile animals around. They can be great pets, and they can also be a useful source of food. No matter why you plan on keeping chickens, you need to know the best ...

Fifteen-year-old Madison Waggoner wanted Bruce and not Bruce’s Girl to get the ribbons. Bruce won first place in his class — a Feather-Legged Black Cochin chicken — but Bruce’s Girl was grand champion ...

AMBOY, Minn. — Years of showing top chickens around the United States has merited Mark Peterson a lifetime achievement award from the American Bantam Association. He is one of only 18 ABA members who ...

Childhood visits to my grandparent’s farm served to foreshadow raising chickens of my own. Tossing seed corn, herding a mean rooster to the coop, and reaching under a hen to gather a warm egg were ...

When fully feathered, this frizzle bantam chick will have fuzzy, all-black plumage going in every direction. (Ron Heflin - Special Contributor) When fully feathered, this frizzle bantam chick will ...