Bantam Chickens for Pets

These chickens make great pets. Each of them have their own personality. Very easy to take care of!

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Pets & Animals

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• Bantam
• chickens
• pets
• bsheridan1959

[Nightshots]

I lived in the suburbs and the only pets you would see would be cats and dogs. I had a pet chicken! she would follow me everywhere, so picture this I would ride my Unicycle to the dairy queen about a mile away which looked funny enough and my chicken would follow me there and then sit on the seat until I came back out and then he would follow me back home. Best pet I ever had, I had no idea that a chicken could be such a good pet and make all the neighbors laugh and smile at the same time.

[bsheridan1959]

That would be a funny sight!! We live in lake community where most people will drive around on golf carts. When we drive around on ours, I will usually take one of the chickens with me. We've gotten a few laughs with that!! They do make wonderful pets and I am glad that I got them. All 3 are laying eggs now and we are able to give surplus to the neighbors!

[jadehCanon]

just put a safe place for these breeds if u hav so they will multiply and hatch eggs safely. make sure they hav a mini home for themselves for them to get warmed during cold seasons. this pets are sensitive i hav a bit of 130 bantam chickens at home now. i am breeding them well.

[bsheridan1959]

I live in Texas where winters don't get below freezing to much. They have a coop inside the pen (big enough for 4-5 chickens - I have 3) that has 1 solid back wall and screen around the other 3 walls. The pen is under some stairs that do provide protection from wind, rain, etc. fro 2 sides. Is it necessary to put some kind of heat lamp in their pen? At what point should I be concerned about the temperature? Do I need to put a quilt or something over the coop to keep it warmer?

[Y4THIS]

we have a couple - How do you housebreak them

[bsheridan1959]

Haven't figured that one out - I just follow them around with a paper towel and floor cleaner (ha). The older they get it seems the less they poop and the more solid and dry it is (gross) so it's not so bad to clean it up. It really hasn't been a problem.

[Bearkiller711]

I have a mean rhode island red

[bluemoondiadochi]

great chickens!

i remember when i was young seeing an old man who had a pet goose who followed him everywhere... and that was really unusual, geese were meant for eating, and parrots, goldfish, dogs and cats were considered pets...

[JappSlapp00]

That's hilarious, mine sleeps on his back.

[playthemdrums]

This video is bantz! with the ladz tho

[tf2whackyengineer]

@Nightshots Did you raise this chicken form a chick or an egg or did it just learn to follow you as an adult?

[SuperBarbiegirl1234]

yah,bantam chickens are pets. and perfect for childrens! :) i want bantam chickens...

[supahkoolgurl]

AH ha...so your chicken does it too....what does it mean when the chicken wags its tail feathers?

[Catfissy]

@mrfourtysevenman That's creepy...O.O...

[mrfourtysevenman]

i got chickens as pets. i was a kid (still am) and i named my chicken blackberry (no relation to the phone). one day i came back from vacation and they were found torn apart by a raccoon. while looking for my dads phone number shortly after finding them, the 2003 blackout happened. then after that, the blackberry came out. (i think)

[gokory]

what breed is this first chicken in the video? the black one? i have one that looks identical to her but i dont know what breed she is