I hadn’t kept bantams until, about six years ago, a friend gave me two Lavender Pekins. Quickly named Pam and Betty, after my beloved Bolton aunt and granny, they proved as feisty and formidable as ...

Bantam breeds are turning the tables on the old notions that chickens and urban areas don’t mix. The bantam category is filled with breeds of chickens that are smaller than standard-sized birds — some ...