A bantam is a small variety of domestic chicken, either a miniature version of a member of a standard breed, or a "true bantam" with no larger counterpart. The name derives from the town of Bantam in Java where European sailors bought the local small chickens for their shipboard supplies. <answer>Bantams may be a quarter to a third of the size of standard birds and lay similarly small eggs</answer>. They are kept by small-holders and hobbyists for egg production, use as broody hens, ornamental purposes, and showing.
Do bantams lay regular sized eggs ?
Bantams may be a quarter to a third of the size of standard birds and lay similarly small eggs