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Belgian d'Uccle & 
​Booted Bantam Club

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Booted Bantam

​The Booted Bantam or Dutch Booted Bantam is a European breed of true bantams meaning there is not a large fowl counterpart in this breed.  It is characterized by abundant feathering on the feet and shanks, which gives it a "booted" appearance; and by vulture hocks, which are long stiff downward-pointing feathers on backs of the thighs, from which the Dutch name Sabelpoot ("sabre-legged") derives.

The birds were present in the United States by 1836, when they were being bred in Massachusetts. 

According to the Standard of Perfection, the weight of the Booted Bantam should be:
Cock  1 lb. 10 oz.  / 740 grams
Hen 1 lb.  6 oz./ 625 grams
Cockerel 1lb. 6oz./ 6254 grams
 Pullet  1 lb. 4 oz./570 grams
These are the weights that should be maintain for healthy birds and show weight.
     

Recognized Varieties

The American Poultry Association list  the following Varieties:     

Black
Mille Fleur
Porcelain
Self Blue
White
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The American Bantam Association list the following Varieties:     

Black
Blue
Buff
Golden Neck
Grey
Mille Fleur
Mottled
Porcelain
Self-Blue
White

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White Booted Bantam (Shady Oak Bantams)
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Porcelain Booted Bantam
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Self-Blue Booted Bantam (Silver Maple Farm)
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Mille Fleur Booted Bantam

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