I hadn’t kept bantams until, about six years ago, a friend gave me two Lavender Pekins. Quickly named Pam and Betty, after my beloved Bolton aunt and granny, they proved as feisty and formidable as ...

Meet Bean, TikToker @bittiesandbuns’ tiniest hen. Dutch Bantam chickens are known for their petite size, and to show just how tiny Bean really is, her family compared her to a few everyday objects. It ...

Mariana Greene’s five chicks have grown into pullets, but still await names. After weeks of consideration, feminine French names seem likely. ( Lara Solt - Staff Photographer ) According to a story in ...

David Hager has a big hobby. “It’s like playing golf or anything else,” Hager says. “It’s a hobby.” However, Hager’s hobby is raising and showing some 240 bantam chickens at his home in Mount Ulla.