Here are 12 small breeds of chicken that are popular among backyard chicken keepers. Bantam chickens are a popular choice for ...

The Japanese Bantam chicken is a true bantam chicken, in that it has no large counterpart. This breed has always been small, and it was not selectively bred like many bantams for a miniature size.

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 ...