Reviews by dlgd

We have a beautiful, 4yr. old bantam Roo, Mr. Blackie LongFeathers (my young grandson named him) that is the best rooster I've ever had. There is not a mean bone in his body and he takes really good care of his flock! He is also a very good father, he will actually help the hen find food for the chick.
I find that the hens are skittish and more than shy. They hide themselves in the top of trees when they are frightened and won't come down for quite a while. They are consistent layers of white eggs and make good mothers. These birds do fly, esp. the bantams, so make sure you either fence them from top to bottom (they do handle confinement) or let them free range. They are very cautious and it takes a extremely sneaky predator to get the drop on them.

I have 1 Polish, a silver barred girl. One thing I can say about her is she is TOUGH! It may be because of how I got her. She was abandoned by a neighbor when she got severe frost bite on her feet almost 3 yrs. ago. When we found her she was hiding around another neighbor's hot-tub (no dummy she!). Her feet were severely frost bit and she had a terrible infection. We took her in and I started an antibiotic regime for her along with a few drops of an anti-inflammatory. Even as sick as she was, she still laid an egg daily. When she wanted to go with the other birds, she'd cry until I picked her up and carried her out to them. To make a long story short, she survived and not only survived, became head hen. And this after she had to have most of her toes amputated. She only has stubs and 1 digit on each foot. You should see her perch and "run" around with the other girls. I am quite impressed with the breed's hardiness. She is a gentle bird but as she has gotten older she has gotten an aversion to me ( I think she thinks I'm the devil). Oh course, I can't blame her because I had to do all the doctoring and I'm sure it hurt her! This late summer she FINALLY went broody (she's almost 5) and hatched a beautiful little chick. Unfortunately a hawk got her and Miss Muppet has never gotten over that and has become very "strange".
All in all, I LOVE the breed and am SO impressed with their "determination". Yes, the face feathers get in their way, but, now don't laugh, I trimmed her feathers around her eyes so she can see better. She thanked me for it! Will I get another? You'd better believe it! They're so fun and look so cool it's like having a piece of beautiful jewelry that lays eggs!

We've had several and their chicks (hatched by other hens). It's a mixed bag with personalities. I've had 2 that were friendly, that is, as long as you didn't try to pick them up. I found that once I had them, they settled down and seemed to enjoy being made over. They were also very cheeky, coming to the back door for food if they thought they didn't get their share! I have also had some, mostly roos, that were so flighty and skittish they ended up in the stew pot. I have two young ones that are skitty if you try to hold them, but they like being around me. They lay well, and, hopefully, will settle down a bit when they get a little older. They also are VERY NOISY , they "talk" all the time.
All in all, a good breed for eggs, but not pets.

I have one bantam, Buff Brahma, Goldie My-ear, because, to me, she looks a little like a certain lady Prime minister of the last century. Goldie is the largest of the bantams and is almost as big as a regular hen.
I find she is VERY calm, but isn't particularly friendly, although she allows me to pick her up and tolerates hugs. She has NO aggression towards people.
Goldie is very quiet, softly talking to herself and just hanging out. She started laying at about 51/2 months and has been pretty regular, laying nice size speckled light brown eggs. Since she has gotten a little older (she's almost 4) she has tended to get a little "fat", which, from what I understand, is something some Brahma's tend toward, and has stopped laying.(she normally laid year round). It's early spring, so she hasn't been boogieing around as much (although she not a big "mover or shaker"), but I've "kicked" her outside and have been making her move more and it looks as if she's going to start laying again.
I have recently order 4 more chicks, their calmness and quietness has impressed me that much.

! have (had) 5 bantams and several mixed. My pure breed girls are the sweetest, friendliest little things you'd ever want to meet. They come to my whistle and then give "submission" and want to be picked up. They are lovable, cuddly and a hoot to watch. They started laying at 5 months and haven't missed a beat EXCEPT when they want to go broody, and go broody they do! I've learned all kinds of tricks to keep them from brooding. Sometimes the tricks work, sometimes they don't. Their eggs aren't large, but that's ok with me. They lay so much, that I just use 2 when 1 large is called for.
I had one Roo who was so fun. When he wanted food for the girls, he would come up to me picking up grass or sticks and throwing them down and just talk to me, letting me know FOOD IS NEEDED NOW!
He was also VERY protective of the flock and that's why I lost him. A fox attacked the flock and while the other ROO was gathering the girls and making them HIDE, Big Red was holding off the fox. Although just a bantam, he did his duty. I ran out as soon as I could, but he was already so severely injured that I knew he wouldn't make it. We all cried like babies, and we still miss him even though it's been almost a year.
All in all, they are the sweetest, most loving little creatures a person could own. They do make great pets and kids love to cuddle them. Outside their frequent broodiness, I see no down side to these gentle little creatures!
My grandson wanted me to write their names...Sally, Georgia, Molly, Maxine, Norie Jean, Big Red...

I own one bantam wheaten and she is just a sweetie.
No, she doesn't sit on my lap, but she DOES come to my whistle (most of the time.) She allows me to pick her up sometimes, and she will "cuddle" once I'm holding her. Taffy is VERY independent, although not the "head Hen", and NO ONE gives her grief.
Maybe it's because she's bantam or her color, but the only time she has been flighty (although she CAN fly quite well) has been after her chick was hatched. She settled back down after about a week. Unless she's molting, she lays eggs regularly and with great efficiency. No fuss, no bother.
I REALLY want another buff or wheaten. They seem to have such wonderful personalities.
I did raise her from a chick, so that may be one reason she's so friendly. But whatever it is, I'm sure glad I have her!

I have (had) 3 golden sebrights and they have been an endless source of entertainment. I started off getting mine with a bunch of other chicks at a farm store, not knowing what was what. I ended up having 2 Sebrights in the mix, a male and female. They were the tiniest, cutest things you'd ever see and ended up a couple and BOY did they rule the roost. They have NO CLUE they're soo tiny! (the rest are bantams of different breeds). Did someone say FEARLESS. Believe it! They will protect their own to the end if need be. We had to put our sweet little roo down when he became aggressive after a fox took out 4 members of his flock. He started to attack any thing and any one who dared to get near his "people". We were sorry to have to do it because he was an intelligent, fun bird before the attack of the fox. the little female, Miss Thing ( she thinks SHE IS the Thing), aka Missy, became the head hen. She doesn't like to be picked up, but if you do hold her, she will cuddle and even give beak "kisses" to me on my nose...funny. She LOVES to talk to me and sometimes will come up to the patio door and "knock" on it with her beak if she wants to see me or get a treat. She's very cheeky and will sometimes follow me into the house and demand something to eat. Needless to say, sh's been a joy (and yes, sometimes a headache).
My third little one was a girl whom we rescued. Lacey was my little grandson's and he came running to me telling me she was dying. She was and the other birds had attacked her. To make a long story short, I nursed her back to some health although she had a lung condition that put a strain on her whole little body. She was a year old when I got her and had never laid an egg, but a couple of months after we got her, she laid her first one. She eventually became a Mom and raised 2 beautiful little roos from adopted eggs. She was a bright, sweet, loving AND appreciative little girl,unfortunately, we lost her this Fall to her condition...she is greatly missed.
Would I own more Sebrights. Yes, in a heartbeat. The Roos ARE loud, but the birds are bright, perky and down right characters. They're plain fun to watch.

I've had mine for almost four years and not much bothers them! They were good layers of larger eggs for a bantam breed but as they've aged they've really dropped off.
My son likes his because they can be "duel" purpose. He uses them as both egg layers and meat birds.
I found that temps don't bother them, although mud can be a problem since their feet are so "fluffy".
They do tend to have a lice problem because they're so full feathered, but I've been able to handle it without harsh chems.