What is a banty rooster?

In addition this term is used to describe the behavior of some short men who may tend to walk with a swagger and adopt a somewhat exaggerated male posture. They are called banty roosters after the bantam rooster both because of their size and because their behavior can "out-rooster" the more standard sized rooster. (example Jack Layton)

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Bantams are about 1/4 the size of what is considered a "regular" chicken. They are sometimes referred to as domestic game birds. Most people raise them as pets, unfortunately there are those who still raise and use them to fight. Two informative sites are www.bantamchickens.com and www.bantychicky.com

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Since the banty question has been answered.. I thought I would reply to one of the answers...

Only two Bantam breeds are still commonly used for fighting... and one of those is being "weeded" out because they are just not game-bred enough anymore.

The Tuzo is common, the Old English Game Bantam is also used but not so common.

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