List of breeds of bantam

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The following list contains all bantam breeds recognized by the Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter (BDRG) , but not exclusively those. To distinguish between “primitive dwarfs” and dwarfed breeds of large chickens, the large breeds are also mentioned for the latter.


List of breeds of bantam
Surname origin Weight cock
(in g) 		Weight hen
(in g) 		Laying output
(per year) 		Egg weight
(in g) 		Large breed
Old English dwarf fighter (BDRG) England 750 650 90 30th Old English fighter
Dwarf Altsteirer (BDRG) Germany 900 800 160 35 Altsteirer
Dwarf Amrock (BDRG) Germany 1200 1000 140 40 Amrocks
Dwarf Andalusian (BDRG) Germany 900 800 100 35 Andalusians
Antwerp Bearded Dwarf (BDRG) Belgium 700 600 90 34 without large form
Appenzell Dwarf Barthuhn (BDRG) Switzerland 1000 900 120 40 Appenzeller Barthuhn
Appenzell dwarf pointed hood (BDRG) Netherlands 750 650 120 40 Appenzell pointed hood
Dwarf Araucana (BDRG) Germany 850 750 120 32 Araucana
Dwarf Ardennes ? ? ? ? ? Ardennes
Dwarf Asil (BDRG) England 1000 800 ? 30th Asil
Dwarf Augsburgers (BDRG) Germany 900 800 120 35 Augsburgers
Dwarf Australorp (BDRG) Germany 1100 900 160 35 Australorps
Bantam (BDRG) Banten 600 500 90 25th without large form
Dwarf Barnevelder (BDRG) Germany 1100 900 150 40 Barnevelder
Bassette (BDRG) Belgium 900 800 120 40 -
Belgian bantam (EE) Belgium ? ? ? ? without large form
Belgian dwarf fighter (EE) Belgium ? ? ? ? ?
Bergischer Zwergkräher (BDRG) Bergisches Land 1100 900 180 40 Bergischer Kräher
Bergischer Zwerg-Schlotterkamm (BDRG) Bergisches Land 900 800 150 40 Bergische Schlotterkämme
Bielefeld pygmy chicken (BDRG) Bielefeld 1200 1000 160 45 Bielefeld Kennelhuhn
Bosvoorder Bearded Dwarf (EE) Belgium 650 550 90 28 -
Dwarf Brabanters (BDRG) Holland 900 800 100 35 Brabanters
Brabant dwarf farm chicken (EE) Belgium ? ? ? ? Brabant farm chicken
Dwarf Brahma (BDRG) England 1400 1200 80 35 Brahma
Dwarf Brakel (BDRG) Germany 800-900 700 - 800 120 35 Brakel
Dwarf Breda (BDRG) (= Kraaikopkriel (EE)) Netherlands 1100 850 120 35 Breda
Bruges Dwarf Fighters (BDRG) Germany 1300 1000 100 35 Bruges fighters
Burma (EE) (also: Burma bantam ) Netherlands ? ? ? ? without large form
Chabo (BDRG) Japan 600-700 500-600 80 28 without large form
Chibi (EE) Japan ? ? ? ? ?
Dwarf Cochin (BDRG) People's Republic of China 850 750 80 30th Chicken is considered an original dwarf
(large form Cochin from another origin)
Dwarf Crève Cœur (BDRG) Germany 1100 900 100 35 Crève-Cœur
Zwerg-Croad-Langschan (BDRG) North America 1200 1000 160 40 Croad-Langschan
Dwarf Cubalaya (EE) ? ? ? ? ? Cubalaya
Danish pygmy chicken (EE) Denmark ? ? ? ? Danish country chicken
German bantam (BDRG) Germany 750 600 100 30th without large form
German dwarf salmon chicken (BDRG) Germany 1200 1000 120 38 German salmon chicken
German Dwarf Langschan (BDRG) Germany 1000 900 160 35 German Langschan
German dwarf chicken (BDRG) Germany 1000 800 180 40 German Reichshuhn
German dwarf sparrowhawk (BDRG) Germany 900 800 120 30th German Sparrowhawk
Dwarf Dominicans (BDRG) Germany 900 700 120 35 Dominican
Doornik's bantam (EE) Belgium , on the Scheldt around Doornik ? ? ? ? without large form
Dwarf Dorking (BDRG) Great Britain 1300 1100 150 40 Dorking
Drenthe bantam (EE) Netherlands ? ? ? ? Drenthe chicken
Drenthe pygmy ruffle (EE) Netherlands ? ? ? ? ?
Zwerg-Dresdner (BDRG) Germany 1000 900 180 40 Dresdner
Eikenburger bantam (EE) Netherlands ? ? ? ? ?
English dwarf leghorn (EE) England 800 700 180 38 Leghorn (chicken)
Everberger Bearded Dwarfs (BDRG) Belgium 700 600 95 30th -
Dwarf owl beard chicken (BDRG) Holland 800 700 120 35 Owlbeard
Feather-footed bantam (BDRG) Europe 750 650 150 30th without large form
Frankfurt bantam (BDRG) Germany 1000 900 130 35 -
Little Friesian Chicken (BDRG) Friesland 550-650 450-550 120 30th Friesian chicken
Grübbe Bartzwerg (BDRG) (also Grubbe Zwerg ) Belgium 700 600 95 30th without large form
Dwarf Hamburger (BDRG) England 700 600 120 30th hamburger
Dwarf Dutch crested chicken (BDRG) Holland 900 800 100 30th Dutch crested chicken
Dutch bantam (BDRG) Holland 500-550 400-450 80 30th without large form
Dwarf Houdan (BDRG) England 1100 900 80 35 Houdan
Indian dwarf fighter (BDRG) England 1200 1000 90 30th Indian fighter
Dwarf Italians (BDRG) Germany 900 800 140 35 Italian
Javanese bantam (BDRG) Indonesia 1200 900 180 35 -
Dwarf Castilian (BDRG) Germany 850 750 150 35 Castilians
Pygmy Kaulhuhn (BDRG) England 700 600 90 30th Cow hen
Ko Shamo (BDRG) Japan 800-1000 600-800 90 30th -
Dwarf Kraienkopp (BDRG) Holland 850 750 180 35 Kraienkopp
Dwarf body (BDRG) Germany 900 800 120 35 Body
Dwarf La Flèche (BDRG) Germany 900 800 120 35 La Flèche
Dwarf Lakenfeld (BDRG) Germany 800 700 120 35 Sheet fields
Dwarf Legbar (EE) England 850 620 ? ? Layable
Dwarf Leghorn (BDRG) United States 800 700 120 35 Leghorn
Liège Dwarf Fighter (BDRG) Belgium 1200 1000 90 35 Liege fighters
Dwarf Malay (BDRG) England 1400 1200 80 30th Malays
Dwarf Marans (BDRG) France 1000-1100 900-1000 120 45 Marans
Maruha Chabos (BDRG) Japan 700 600 80 28 -
Dwarf Mechelen (BDRG) Belgium 1700 1400 120 45 Mechelen
Dwarf Minorka (BDRG) Germany 900 800 120 35 Minorka
Modern English dwarf fighter (BDRG) England 600 500 80 25th Modern English fighter
Dwarf neck-necked chicken (BDRG) Germany 900 800 120 30th Bareback chicken
Dwarf New Hampshire (BDRG) United States 1100 1000 140 40 New Hampshire
Dwarf Lower Rhine (BDRG) Germany 1200 1000 180 40 Lower Rhine
Ohiki (BDRG) Japan 900 750 ? 30th without large form
Okina Chabos (BDRG) Japan 600 500 80 25th -
Dwarf Orloff (BDRG) Germany 1200 1000 120 35 Orloff
Dwarf Orpington (BDRG) Germany 1200 1000 110 35 Orpington
East Frisian dwarf gull (BDRG) Germany 800-900 700-800 120 35 East Frisian seagull
Dwarf Paduan (BDRG) England 900 800 100 30th Paduan
Dwarf Phoenix (BDRG) Germany 800 700 120 25th Phoenix
Dwarf Plymouth Rock (BDRG) Germany 1000 800 140 35 Plymouth Rocks
Dwarf Rhinelander (BDRG) Germany 1000 800 170 35 Rhinelander
Dwarf Rhodes (BDRG) Germany 1200 1000 180 45 Rhodeland
Ruhla dwarf ruffle (BDRG) Thuringia 700 600 150 35 without large form
Pygmy Saxon Chicken (BDRG) Germany 900 800 120 35 Sachsenhuhn
Sebright (BDRG) England 600 500 80 30th without large form
Pygmy silkie (BDRG) Holland 600 500 120 28 Silk hen
Serama Malaysia 250-600 170-525 ? 20th -
Siamese dwarf silkie (BDRG) Germany , Oyten 600 500 ? 28 without large form
Dwarf Sicilians (EE) England ? ? ? ? Sicilian cup comb
Dwarf Spaniards (BDRG) England 900 800 120 40 Spaniards
Pygmy black grouse (BDRG) England 850 750 120 40 Strupphuhn
Dwarf Sulmtaler (BDRG) Germany 1100 900 160 35 Sulmtaler
Dwarf Sumatra (BDRG) Germany 850 750 100 30th Sumatra (chicken)
Dwarf Sundheimer (BDRG) Germany 1100 900 160 45 Sundheimer
Dwarf Sussex (BDRG) Germany 1200 1000 120 35 Sussex
Thuringian dwarf bearded chicken (BDRG) Germany 800 700 120 37 Thuringian Barthuhn
Ükkeler Bartzwerge (BDRG) Belgium 700 600 90 30th -
Dwarf Vorwerkhuhn (BDRG) Germany 900 800 140 38 Vorwerkhuhn
Watermaalscher Bartzwerg (BDRG) Belgium 700 600 100 25th without large form
Dwarf Welsumer (BDRG) Germany 1200 1000 160 45 Welsumer
Dwarf Wyandotte (BDRG) Europe 1200 1000 160 40 Wyandotte
Dwarf Yokohama (BDRG) Germany 800 700 100 30th Yokohama

See also

literature

  • Walter Schwarz, Armin Six: The big poultry standard in color. 7th, revised and expanded edition. Volume 1: chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl. Oertel + Spörer, Reutlingen 2004, ISBN 3-88627-511-6
  • Hans-Joachim Schille: Lexicon of the chickens. Komet-Verlag, Cologne, undated, ISBN 3-89836-447-X

swell

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schille, p. 82
  2. ↑ Schille, p. 102
  3. ↑ Schille, p. 144