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Do Bantams Lay Eggs?

David Miller • • 7 min read
Do Bantams Lay Eggs?

Bantam Egg Laying
The average bantam chicken lays around 200 eggs a year; however, some breeds produce as little as 50 a year. These include the Japanese, Pekin, and Sebright bantam. The egg color is mostly cream-tinted, but some such as the Easter Egger bantam produces colorful pastel eggs in a variety of colors.

Are bantams good for egg laying?

Are Bantam Chickens Good Egg Layers? Yes, just like all other breeds of chickens, some bantams are good layers, and some are quite poor layers. Bantams tend to get a bad rap for laying, mostly because they take a long time to mature and come into lay, and also because they have a tendency for broodiness.

What kind of eggs do bantams lay?

What type of bantams lay white eggs? My bantam Silver Spangled Hamburgs lay a white egg, as do my Wyandottes. Silkies lay a whitish eggs, anything from a porcelain white to a brownish pink colour. Nearly all of the true bantams lay white eggs although I have a few Japanese bantams that lay cream to light brown.

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