Olansk Bantams

aka Olänska dvärghöns or Olansk Dwarf

A trio of Olansk bantams
Photo courtesy of Greenfire Farms

This is an old breed from the north of the island of Öland in Sweden. They are cold-tolerant and lay small white or cream-colored eggs (weighing around 35grams) about 300 days a year.

They appear to be basically Mille Fleur in color pattern and may have feathered legs. Some, like the pictured rooster "Nisse," have a rose comb.


More Olansk bantams
Photo courtesy of Greenfire Farms

A nice pair of Olansk bantams
Photo courtesy of Maria Engstrand

Another pair of Olansk bantams
Photos courtesy of Greenfire Farms

"Nisse" and his hens
Photo courtesy of Maria Engstrand

"Nisse" and one of the girls
Photo courtesy of Maria Engstrand

A cockerel
Photo courtesy of Greenfire Farms


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