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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The following is an excerpt from Natural Living: The 21st-Century Guide to a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle by Liz Wright (GAIA/Octopus, 2010). Whether you want to begin your journey to a more self-reliant ...

When it comes to picking out the best breed of chicken for your farm, homestead or backyard, there are a ton of different options to choose from. In this article, I am going to discuss the different ...

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- For obvious "hairdo" reasons, its nickname is "Tina Turner," but it's actually a Polish chicken, just one of the dozens of animal breeds that competed Tuesday in at the ...