Bantams Flashcards
1
Q
What are bantams?
A
The miniatures of the chicken world.
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2
Q
How many breeds of bantams exist?
A
Existing in almost every breed of chicken, there are more than 350 breeds of bantams
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3
Q
Why are bantams bred?
A
Primarily for exhibition purposes
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4
Q
What are a bantams requirements?
A
A bantam has the same requirments as their standard couterpart in terms of shape, color, and physical features, howere they should be about 1/5 of the size
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5
Q
Why might bantams be appealing?
A
Bantams are useful for exhibition, egg production and for fine grained meat. They can also be housed in smaller space that standard chickens can.
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