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Smallest Chicken Breeds (Bantams)

Short on space, or just want pint-sized birds? These are the smallest breeds in our database, ranked from tiniest up — many are true bantams kept as pets and show birds.

  1. 1

    Serama

    Hens ~0.4 lb

    A pint-sized breed — hens around 0.4 lb, and usually tame.

  2. 2

    Sebright

    Hens ~1.1 lb

    A pint-sized breed — hens around 1.1 lb, and usually tame.

  3. 3 Silkie

    Silkie

    Hens ~3 lb

    A pint-sized breed — hens around 3 lb, and usually tame.

  4. 4

    Appenzeller Spitzhauben

    Hens ~3.5 lb

    A pint-sized breed — hens around 3.5 lb.

  5. 5

    Egyptian Fayoumi

    Hens ~3.5 lb

    A pint-sized breed — hens around 3.5 lb.

  6. 6 Araucana

    Araucana

    Hens ~4 lb

    A pint-sized breed — hens around 4 lb.

  7. 7 Easter Egger

    Easter Egger

    Hens ~4 lb

    A pint-sized breed — hens around 4 lb, and usually tame.

  8. 8

    Hamburg

    Hens ~4 lb

    A pint-sized breed — hens around 4 lb.

  9. 9 ISA Brown

    ISA Brown

    Hens ~4 lb

    A pint-sized breed — hens around 4 lb, and usually tame.

  10. 10

    Old English Game

    Hens ~4 lb

    A pint-sized breed — hens around 4 lb.

At a glance

#BreedEggs/yrEgg colorTemperamentCold
1 Serama — cream friendly, confident, tame fair
2 Sebright 70 white, cream active, friendly, confident fair
3 Silkie 110 cream, tinted docile, friendly, calm fair
4 Appenzeller Spitzhauben 150 white active, flighty, alert good
5 Egyptian Fayoumi 150 white, tinted flighty, active fair
6 Araucana 180 blue active, alert good
7 Easter Egger 250 blue, green, pink friendly, docile, active good
8 Hamburg 200 white active, flighty good
9 ISA Brown 300 brown docile, friendly good
10 Old English Game 160 white, tinted active, hardy good

Specs are compiled from public sources; blank cells mean the figure wasn't available, not zero. Rankings are a starting point — your climate and goals matter too.

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