I know you searched for info on Dutch bantams. So did I , in English, this evening. And I was surprised how different the informations is in a few English sites and the en-Wiki.
This is extra info from a Dutch site (levende have):
DUTCH BANTAM
The Dutch bantams are descended from the farmer's bantams that used to roam freely in the yard. They often slept in open sheds, in trees and bushes. Only the strongest bantams survived and reproduced.
This origin has played tricks on Dutch bantams for a long time. They were considered too ordinary. Neither the breed nor its predecessors appeared in paintings. The Dutch Chicken Club even managed to issue negative breeding advice at the beginning of the last century: they stood too high on the legs, were too slim, and the earlobes had turned red over time, while they were white. should be, according to the experts at the time.
C. van Gink, the well-known writer on poultry breeds and illustrator of many standard images, was visited in the summer of 1911 by the well-known American poultry illustrator A.O. Schilling. On that occasion he commented about the partridge-coloured Dutch bantams: "They are beautifully colored bantams, but they will not soon become popular outside Holland, as they are too similar to ordinary farm bantams due to the lack of eye-catching breed characteristics."
Van Gink regarded the American's comment as a challenge. He put his ideal image of the Dutch bantam on paper and in his stories and publications he indicated how that image could be met.
Breeders started working with no more than half a dozen animals. They tried to hatch bantams with blue legs, white ears, and a rich tail with well-curved head sickles. Only after the Second World War did the image drawn by Van Gink come to life and the Dutch bantams began to look as the “master” had in mind.
The Dutch bantam has now conquered the world. The breed found followers in many European countries, as well as in the United States, South Africa and many other countries. Nowadays one finds long rows of cages with Dutch bantams at the major German shows. Despite all the tinkering with the appearance of the Dutch bantam, the breed does not deny its origins. Genetic research shows that the characteristics of Dutch bantams belong in the same category as the Drenthe, the Frisian Hoen and the other old Dutch landraces.
They are still very vital, fertile, not very susceptible to diseases and not shy. In short, a breed that appeals to many people, not least because of the wide choice of more than twenty color varieties. The oldest color variety – partridge – still has the largest following. It is striking that broodiness in hens can differ per color and strain. This also applies to the number of eggs a hen lays.
This often depends on the breeder. What does he or she select based on; egg production or show quality? It is therefore wise to first choose a color and then contact the Dutch bantam breeders. There they can tell you which breeder has the best laying strain.
This is extra info from a Dutch site (levende have):
DUTCH BANTAM
The Dutch bantams are descended from the farmer's bantams that used to roam freely in the yard. They often slept in open sheds, in trees and bushes. Only the strongest bantams survived and reproduced.
This origin has played tricks on Dutch bantams for a long time. They were considered too ordinary. Neither the breed nor its predecessors appeared in paintings. The Dutch Chicken Club even managed to issue negative breeding advice at the beginning of the last century: they stood too high on the legs, were too slim, and the earlobes had turned red over time, while they were white. should be, according to the experts at the time.
C. van Gink, the well-known writer on poultry breeds and illustrator of many standard images, was visited in the summer of 1911 by the well-known American poultry illustrator A.O. Schilling. On that occasion he commented about the partridge-coloured Dutch bantams: "They are beautifully colored bantams, but they will not soon become popular outside Holland, as they are too similar to ordinary farm bantams due to the lack of eye-catching breed characteristics."
Van Gink regarded the American's comment as a challenge. He put his ideal image of the Dutch bantam on paper and in his stories and publications he indicated how that image could be met.
Breeders started working with no more than half a dozen animals. They tried to hatch bantams with blue legs, white ears, and a rich tail with well-curved head sickles. Only after the Second World War did the image drawn by Van Gink come to life and the Dutch bantams began to look as the “master” had in mind.
The Dutch bantam has now conquered the world. The breed found followers in many European countries, as well as in the United States, South Africa and many other countries. Nowadays one finds long rows of cages with Dutch bantams at the major German shows. Despite all the tinkering with the appearance of the Dutch bantam, the breed does not deny its origins. Genetic research shows that the characteristics of Dutch bantams belong in the same category as the Drenthe, the Frisian Hoen and the other old Dutch landraces.
They are still very vital, fertile, not very susceptible to diseases and not shy. In short, a breed that appeals to many people, not least because of the wide choice of more than twenty color varieties. The oldest color variety – partridge – still has the largest following. It is striking that broodiness in hens can differ per color and strain. This also applies to the number of eggs a hen lays.
This often depends on the breeder. What does he or she select based on; egg production or show quality? It is therefore wise to first choose a color and then contact the Dutch bantam breeders. There they can tell you which breeder has the best laying strain.
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. Or maybe I just didn't see them before because lice are hard to spot on black feathers. Anyway I applied neem oil on her (didn't want to use the liquid spray just before she dust bathed) and i’ll rotate spray and powder in the next days.
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