Rosecomb Bantam

Like the Dutch Bantam, the Rosecomb Bantam is a true bantam, with no standard size equivalent. The breed suffers from low rates of fertility and hatching, a trait that may be linked to the genetic factors that give it its rose comb, since the occasional Rosecomb offspring born with a single comb seems to reproduce more easily.

PRIMARY USE: ornamental

TEMPERAMENT: active and flighty

RECOGNIZED VARIETIES: Blue, Black, White

EGG PRODUCTION: poor

EGG SIZE: small

EGG COLOR: tinted

HEN WEIGHT: 1 lbs.

COCK WEIGHT: 1 1/2 lbs.

BROODY: no

COLD HARDY: yes