BantamChickens.com is a practical guide to keeping backyard chickens in the United States, from your first box of chicks to a settled, laying flock. It covers chickens of every size, with a particular eye on bantams and the small yards they suit so well.
Our tagline is “Backyard chickens, big and small,” and that sums up the site. Whether you keep three Orpingtons on a rural acre or a handful of Silkies behind a townhouse, you will find guidance written for you.
What We Cover
The site is organized around the questions new and intermediate keepers ask most often. You will find breed profiles, guides to raising chicks, coops and runs, feeding, eggs and seasonal care, along with health guides, answers to “can chickens eat” questions and buying guides for coops, feeders and other gear.
We also build free tools, including a coop size calculator, a breed finder, an egg production calculator and a feed calculator. They are meant to turn general guidance into numbers you can use for your own flock.
Who BantamChickens.com Is For
We write for beginner and intermediate keepers in suburban and rural settings. Some readers are still deciding whether chickens are right for them. Others already have a flock and want to understand a breed, solve a problem or plan the next batch of chicks.
Our articles assume no special background. We explain terms when they first come up and focus on what you can actually do in your own backyard.
Why Bantams
Bantams are miniature chickens. Many breeds come in both a standard and a bantam size, and some breeds exist only as bantams. Because they are small, bantams need less coop space and less feed, which makes chickens possible in places where a flock of full-size birds would be a squeeze.
That small-yard angle is our point of view, not a limit on what we cover. Where size genuinely makes a difference, in coop space, feed, egg size or breed choice, we call it out. Where it does not, we simply write about chickens.
How Our Articles Are Researched
Every article is built on published, checkable sources. We rely most on university extension services, which publish research-based guidance on poultry housing, nutrition and health. For breed descriptions and weights, we refer to the standards of the American Poultry Association (APA) and the American Bantam Association (ABA). For heritage and rare breeds, we draw on The Livestock Conservancy. For health topics, we use veterinary references alongside extension publications, and for typical egg and weight figures we also consult major hatchery breed pages.
Articles list the sources used at the end of the page, so you can read the original guidance yourself. Breed figures such as eggs per year and adult weights are given as typical ranges, because individual birds vary. You can read more about how we work in our Editorial Policy and Sources page.
Health Information Is Not Veterinary Advice
Our health pages are general information for backyard keepers. They can help you recognize common problems and understand your options, but they are not a substitute for a diagnosis or treatment from a veterinarian. If a bird is seriously ill or injured, or if you are unsure what is wrong, please contact a veterinarian who treats poultry.
How BantamChickens.com Is Funded
BantamChickens.com is supported by advertising and affiliate commissions, which you can read about in our Affiliate Disclosure. Those relationships do not decide what we recommend.
If you spot an error, have a question about something we have published or want to talk about a partnership, please reach out through our contact page. We read every message.