National Agricultural Library

Standard Varieties of Chickens: V. The Bantam Breeds and Varieties

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Bantam chickens have a strong appeal to grown people and to children alike. Interest in them is widespread. They are bred extensively for exhibition and are kept also as pets and as utility fowl. The standard breeds and varieties of bantams include such a wide range of shape, color, and other characteristics that any individual taste can be suited in selecting a variety.

This bulletin gives information concerning the general characteristics of bantams, together with a sufficient description of each standard breed and variety, to enable anyone desiring to keep these fowls to select the variety which will best suit his fancy and purpose.

Farmers' Bulletin

Number 1251

Revised