Cornish Bantams

My Cornish bantams are one of my favorite breeds I own. They're a bit off mentally, and we've noticed it more in the ones with round heads, but nothing that prevents them from living normally.

I've had 8 bantam cornish over my chicken owning times and still have two of them Holy and Beatrice. They are seriously the sweetest chickens ever. My Holy is probably around 3 years old now (id have to check to make sure) and she has grown A LOT no like really A LOT! She is a bantam and was maintaining weight but then started gaining again! Beatrice won Grand Champion of all Poultry at my county fair and there was a lot of poultry!

My dark cornish bantam pullet named Loudy got her name for a reason. As a chick, she was very, very loud. She was very flighty and would "alert" the other chicks anytime I was in the room and did something she didn't like. Now, she is only really loud during feeding time, or if I am across the yard and all the chickens are trying to get my attention. She is not as flighty now, but she does not like being touched. She will jump onto my lap and talk to me, but will hop off promptly if I try to touch her. Overall, I do like her because of her personality, but don't think I will be looking for another to add to my flock.

This breed is different from any I've ever had. They do have limitations if you are counting on them for eggs or breeding for years. They give it their best their first year and from then on, they march to a different drummer than other breeds. If you keep breeding them so that you always have first year birds, there's no problem.

They seem to withstand the cold and heat pretty well. They aren't disease proof but they aren't sickly birds either. They have the most wonderful, friendly way about them, with a different sound than most chickens. They quietly vocalize, talking to you if you bother to talk to them. They are always at the front of the door in the morning or walking towards you, greeting you cheerfully when you enter the coop. They don't seem to like being picked up but they do like attention. They are an intelligent breed.

They can be a bit pugnacious to other birds, especially bantams, that are more docile than they are, but they aren't mean. In other words, they don't go out of their way to chase another bird to be hostile or bossy, but they can keep a shy bird away from the feeder or out of the coop for a while. It can be irritating at times but it's part of what makes the breed. They enjoy being outside and foraging, although with their short legs they don't stray too far from the coop.

Considering the pullets can be decent layers their first year and the cockerels will have a meaty breast within 6 months, they are ideal for one person or a small family. They don't take up a lot of space, they aren't unruly, mean, or make a lot of noise. They can chow down pretty well the first couple of months but after that, they level out on their eating. All in all, I think this is a really great breed of bantam and one of my very favorite regardless of size.

i've hade my little rooster, Grayson, since he was a chick. he's really sweet to people and to my other birds, and he doesn't mind at all when i scoop him up, hug him, kiss his beak...

Starburst is my new hen's name, she's a white laced red Cornish bantam and I'm absolutely thrilled to own her, as Cornish are one of my all time favorite breeds of chicken. But for further information on cornish just read this page, I typed all of it. And how I got her is below:


I got Starburst with three other hens for free, the family wasn't home enough to care for their flock so I took a few off their hands. But she was kind of a gross hen that needed her nails trimmed and a bath to look good so I did that now she is really happy. She's getting a POW article too, so watch out for that in the coming weeks