Never a fan of big cities, Hubbard had moved to Milan, Missouri in 1944. He left in 1945 but moved back in 1948 for good. Milan was a small town much like his native Keytesville, which is about fifty miles to the south on Missouri Route 5.
Light Brahma Bantam Chicken The bantam breed of Brahma Chickens is a bantam version of the standard breed named for the Brahmaputra River in India, the Brahma is thought to have developed by certain crossings of other Asiaticlike the Chinese Shanghai, commonly known as Cochin Chicken, and the Chittagong Chicken.his breed is slow to mature and is hardy in hot and cold conditions. Brahma Bantam Chickens tend to be a gentle chickens and they are good and frequent brooders. Like the Standard Brahma Chicken, the Bantam Brahma Chicken is sold in Buff, Dark, and Light color varieties.
Few breeds have as much controversy as to their origins as does the Brahma chicken. While many varied claims were originally accepted as fact by early authors, the truth of the matter is that this breed was developed in America from very large fowls imported from China via the port of Shanghai.irst and foremost Brahmas are found to be extremely hardy chickens. They are also good egg-layers for their size. Considered a superior winter-layer, they produce the bulk of their eggs from October to May. The eggs of the Brahma are large and uniformly medium brown in color.