Details about Sablepoot Bantams origin, personality type, size, egg color and more. Save money on chicken supplies and Watch our featured video Lemon Millefleur Sablepoot Bantam.
Sablepoot photo courtesy of Bid4Poultry. UK
The Sablepoot was not named for its color but rather they were named for their feathered vulture hocks.
They are generally calm, can be quite friendly and enjoy chattering to get your attention. Excellent choice for a house-pet or backyard chicken.
Origin: Great Britain, Germany, and Netherlands. The exact year of their origin has not been determined but it has been said that they were spotted hundreds of years ago as documented in some European records.
Roosters: Friendly, calm, protective.
Hens: Go broody easily, are smaller than the rooster, slightly less colorful, smaller comb and tail feathers. Will go broody after the first year of age.
Eggs: Small white or off white in color. Approx. 1 in. diameter. Lay one egg per day after they reach maturity.
Primary use: eggs
Egg production (annual): 160
Temperament: Friendly, Calm
Recognized variety: Golden Neck, Blue, Cuckoo, Partridge, Gray.
See more and watch our featured video below.
They are generally calm, can be quite friendly and enjoy chattering to get your attention. Excellent choice for a house-pet or backyard chicken.
Origin: Great Britain, Germany, and Netherlands. The exact year of their origin has not been determined but it has been said that they were spotted hundreds of years ago as documented in some European records.
Roosters: Friendly, calm, protective.
Hens: Go broody easily, are smaller than the rooster, slightly less colorful, smaller comb and tail feathers. Will go broody after the first year of age.
Eggs: Small white or off white in color. Approx. 1 in. diameter. Lay one egg per day after they reach maturity.
Primary use: eggs
Egg production (annual): 160
Temperament: Friendly, Calm
Recognized variety: Golden Neck, Blue, Cuckoo, Partridge, Gray.
See more and watch our featured video below.
Basic Characteristics of Booted Bantams
Lemon Millefleur Sablepoot Bantam Hen. Photo courtesy of A and J Poultry. http://www.aandjpoultry.uk/our-breeds/sablepoot-lemon-citrus-silver/
Booted Bantam Physical Characteristics are:
Angular birds
Profuse plumage
Broad backs
Large breasts carried well forward
Downward pointing wings that follow the line of their vulture hocks but do not reach the floor
Comb-Single upright comb with five points
Horn colored beaks
Red wattles
Red earlobes
Appear in more than 20 color varieties. Colors accepted in Poultry Shows are:
"Barred, Black, Blue, Buff, Cuckoo, Columbian, Gray, Golden Neck, Millefleur (the most common), Mottled, Partridge, Lavender, Lemon Millefleur, Porcelain, Self Blue, Silver Millefleur and White" (A and J Poultry).
Angular birds
Profuse plumage
Broad backs
Large breasts carried well forward
Downward pointing wings that follow the line of their vulture hocks but do not reach the floor
Comb-Single upright comb with five points
Horn colored beaks
Red wattles
Red earlobes
Appear in more than 20 color varieties. Colors accepted in Poultry Shows are:
"Barred, Black, Blue, Buff, Cuckoo, Columbian, Gray, Golden Neck, Millefleur (the most common), Mottled, Partridge, Lavender, Lemon Millefleur, Porcelain, Self Blue, Silver Millefleur and White" (A and J Poultry).
Featured Video: Lemon Millefleur Sablepoot Bantam
References:
1. Google search
2. Sablepoot-Lemon Millefleur. Retrieved on Aug. 21, 2017 from A and J Poultry. http://www.aandjpoultry.uk/our-breeds/sablepoot-lemon-citrus-silver/
1. Google search
2. Sablepoot-Lemon Millefleur. Retrieved on Aug. 21, 2017 from A and J Poultry. http://www.aandjpoultry.uk/our-breeds/sablepoot-lemon-citrus-silver/
