So I have raised chickens my whole life on and off over the years. I saw at Tractor Supply that they had some assorted Bantam chicks in the bin. I have always wanted some bantams so I jumped on these. I really only wanted 3 or 4 females but these were straight run so I went with seven chicks hoping that I would get 50/50 split. By three weeks, I could see the combs getting red on four of them and two were still without combs and the last one was a Sebright that I just couldn't tell (her comb was different). So I gave the four obvious roos to a friend with a farm, and continued raising the three. The Sebright had much bigger legs and the comb was growing so I thought she might be a roo too. But I keep hoping for her to be a female. Well, six months later (January 2022), I have three hens. One is a Silver Duckwing. She is the smallest and most gentle of the three and my favorite. She will let me hold her and eats strawberries from my hand. The next, a BB Red is also small with beautiful coloring. But no holding her. She hangs back and waits for me to drop the food. The Sebright is everyones favorite. Her coloring is absolutely gorgeous. She is about an inch taller with thicker legs than the other two. She is in your face, peck your boots, queen of the roost. The other two definitely stand back and let her take the lead. I can pick her up but she wiggles to get loose. She's not afraid. I started getting one or two eggs a day at the beginning of January 2022. Occasionally, I will get three. I get one cream, one brown, and one white. Not sure who is laying what. I have built a walk-in pen big enough for them to enjoy life. The dangers from hawks and other predators is too great. Needless to say, I am enjoying these birds and the eggs.

Only 3 babies lived out of 10 I ordered and 1 is about to die.