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.
Bantams are suitable for smaller backyards as they do not need as much space as other breeds. Bantam hens are also used as laying hens, with some breeds laying up to 150 eggs per year. However, Bantam eggs are only about one-half to one-third the size of a regular hen egg.The Bantam chicken eats the same foods as a normal chicken.ld English bantam roosters were commonly used for fighting in Europe. They were smaller and faster than normal roosters used previously. Bantams do have a higher mortality rate when they are kept as backyard pets. They are easy targets for hawks, cats, foxes, or any other small predator.