Are bantam breeds better suited for indoor setups?

[jenbright9999]

I am planning on keeping a bantam Cochin rooster as an indoor pet inside my bedroom, but before I do I need to know if bantam breeds are better suited for indoor cages or should I stick with Seramas instead? A local feed store has straight run bantam cochin chicks available and I want to buy one as a personal pet. I live with my parents and I also heard that bantam roosters are less noisy than regular roosters and that the No-Crow-Collar will prevent crowing.

 

[Beau plus Bunny]

I have never kept bantam cochins but we have currently have one splash cochin. SHES MY BABY her name is bunny and we also have 2 buff cochins. I'm not sure bantam rooster would be quite because I know from experience and people online and Also people I know in for real life that standard cochins are fairly. Quiet but I've heard alot of people say bantam cochins hae more attitude but I would also see what other reply to your post.

 

[FrostRanger]

I would not advise keeping just a single chicken, they are flock animals and are generally stressed and unhappy alone. Also very few places will sell you just one chick, most have a minimum of anywhere between 3-6. It's also not generally advised to keep a chicken as a house pet. Aside from the noise, chickens are EXTREMELY dusty and require more room than most people can provide indoors, plus chickens prefer being outdoors where they can scratch around and enjoy the sunshine. If you want a bird as an indoor pet, I would go with something like a finch, parakeet or something along those lines . They will still be dusty but it's easier to provide an adequate environment indoors for them

 

[thecatumbrella]

A bantam cochin will not be happy. I have six, and they're very busy birds that love to scratch, forage, and dust bathe in the sun. They have very little downtime in their day. You cannot meet these needs indoors, even with the best of intentions.

 

[Jener8or]

It is very wise of you to to come here and research this beforehand! No one in your home is going to want a bantam rooster living in the house, though. No way. Also no-crow collars are cruel and don't really work, unfortunately.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Lots of people ask questions like this here and it always gets kind of…heated? I highly recommend putting “indoor chicken” into the search function and reading through a few of those then circling back if you have more questions. There are lots of things to consider. And lots of other pets that would be more suited to living indoors

 

[nuthatched]

Unfortunately, with chickens, unless there's a good reason it can't live a normal life outside, they make lousy indoor pets.
I'm sure you've seen then in social media, half those chickens are disabled somehow and the other half are not....being kept wisely.

They're extremely dusty with dander, (they also poop every 9ish minutes) you'll need very robust air filtration systems or the bird, as close confines with bird dander can get "bird keepers lung" a permanent respiratory issue or even a condition whose names escapes me but basically acts and has the same effects as a stroke.

No crow collars work by strangulation, they don't work to stop crowing and will often kill them by suffocation.

Chickens need to be with other chickens for their mental and physical health, their health will drop dramatically with no other chickens to bond, preen and talk to. They're prey flock animals, an alone chicken, is a dead chicken naturally, and not having friends or back up puts a strain on them.
They need sunshine, dustbathes, places to run, fly and scratch.
And despite what you see videos of, they usually hate being petted and held, its uncomfortable for one with feathers digging back into their skin and again with the prey animal/stress thing.

I'd recommend getting a small coop outside and 3 or 4 bantam hens, no roosters. They need 6 square feet per bird in the coop at the minimum.
They'll be so much happier and healthier outside.
If a small coop can't be done at this point in time, wait on the chickens and try another small pet, like budgies.
Please remember that very few animals do well alone, you'll typically need one than one.

 

[jenbright9999]

Unfortunately, with chickens, unless there's a good reason it can't live a normal life outside, they make lousy indoor pets.
I'm sure you've seen then in social media, half those chickens are disabled somehow and the other half are not....being kept wisely.

They're extremely dusty with dander, (they also poop every 9ish minutes) you'll need very robust air filtration systems or the bird, as close confines with bird dander can get "bird keepers lung" a permanent respiratory issue or even a condition whose names escapes me but basically acts and has the same effects as a stroke.

No crow collars work by strangulation, they don't work to stop crowing and will often kill them by suffocation.

Chickens need to be with other chickens for their mental and physical health, their health will drop dramatically with no other chickens to bond, preen and talk to. They're prey flock animals, an alone chicken, is a dead chicken naturally, and not having friends or back up puts a strain on them.
They need sunshine, dustbathes, places to run, fly and scratch.
And despite what you see videos of, they usually hate being petted and held, its uncomfortable for one with feathers digging back into their skin and again with the prey animal/stress thing.

I'd recommend getting a small coop outside and 3 or 4 bantam hens, no roosters. They need 6 square feet per bird in the coop at the minimum.
They'll be so much happier and healthier outside.
If a small coop can't be done at this point in time, wait on the chickens and try another small pet, like budgies.
Please remember that very few animals do well alone, you'll typically need one than one.

Cockatoos are dusty too:

https://birdsupplies.com/blogs/news...Za8HadpvS8Eo7m0E2EJNB_ZujsA9e0NWRWpd29gk1s4JR

That's why air purifiers and vacuums exist.

I'm only going to keep one BANTAM rooster. BANTAM = small chicken.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Cockatoos are dusty too:

https://birdsupplies.com/blogs/news...Za8HadpvS8Eo7m0E2EJNB_ZujsA9e0NWRWpd29gk1s4JR

That's why air purifiers and vacuums exist.

I'm only going to keep one BANTAM rooster. BANTAM = small chicken.

A single rooster is an extremely lonely and likely anxious bird. They are not meant to be solitary

 

[jenbright9999]

If you want a bird as an indoor pet, I would go with something like a finch, parakeet or something along those lines .

Finches and parakeets are not as cuddly or suitable as a lap pet as a chicken will be.