The breed is quite small, even for a bantam, with males weighing around 22 ounces (624 grams) and hens weighing 18 ounces (510 grams).
The breed comes in both bantam and standard size.
Bantam units were drawn from industrial and coal mining areas where short stature was no sign of weakness.
When he began playing bantam baseball in his teens, he started out as a first baseman.
A "true bantam" has no large counterpart, and is naturally small.
In 1996, she captained her boy's hockey team at the bantam level.
The bantam rooster weighs on average 900g (32oz), while the hen weighs a smaller 800g (28oz).
Today, the bantam version is the most popular among poultry fanciers.
