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As others state, all birds create dander, but so do you and all pets. Some birds like cockatoos create more than others. The amount of dust is going to depend on how many you keep. Keeping them in an enclosed container is just going to kill them likely - they will have lung conditions in that...

I had the same issue in past and it was because I had too many roos with the hens. As soon as I removed the roos, I had eggs within 10 days. Personally, I'd pull all roos until they started laying. Similarly, consider if anything else may be stressing them - most commonly predators that...

project started.

I have received some ‘dark brown egg layer’ chicks through the mail and I can tell 4 are likely Marans. They are possibly French black or cuckoo. Is there anything that distinguishes the chick breeds? I’m assuming I won’t know until the wing feathers get long enough to see if they are barred or...

No bantam welsummer eggs in the assortment. And it looks like they will no longer carry them next year. I saw some reviews disappointed that the eggs were not brown

The photo is not my hen. But you get the idea. I was taking all the eggs and sometimes a few hens would lay wherever they wanted. I left some wooden eggs in the nest & it seemed to fix the issue. All hens laid in the nest - the same nest for some reason. I only started this about 2 weeks...

19 in about 3 weeks. Hopefully no early cold spells.

Hi - I had some chicks shipped to me for the first time late last year. They arrived in bad shape and I only saved about a third of the chicks. I was reading some different threads to determine what I might do to get better results when ordering chicks this year (I like to get them so they'll...

From what I've researched - and I have no idea what is true... crossing large single comb x V shaped comb will produce "Buttercup" type combs(gene: D^c). But they don’t’ breed true. My understanding is that the true Buttercup comb breeds true. I haven't located exactly what the difference is...

Thanks so much for posting this info.. It is so hard to find online..

I found a suggestion in another post & thought I'd update my thread with the info provided: I have lost the location of the original, but I think it was providing instruction from a French website... Take a hen(s) of the breed you want to make into bantam. The hen quality needs to be of highest...

What incubator temp do you shoot for? 100.5?

Just an update in case someone is interested. This late in season, Meyer Hatchery did not have bantam Welsummer chicks (only males-and I wasn't going to pay shipping to get only males) nor bantam Welsummer eggs available. They did have bantam mixed eggs available. I contacted them and was told...

Chicks n stuff - Thanks for the l Thanks for the link. I'm too late this year, but I will try to remember in spring. I cant find these anywhere.

The one with the most reasonable prices I've found is Ideal Poultry. I was shipped eggs from them through another site that sources hatching eggs. Their shipping prices get reasonable at 15 chicks, but I'm responding much too late in season to have a good selection. They do have good info...

North Texas (North of Dallas) - Chocolate bantam eggers wanted - I haven't completed searching the site yet, but thought I'd post in this forum. I have only found one site that has brown egg layers in bantam size - bantam welsummer chicks. They want $60 to ship and the last chick shipment I...

Are you near north TX? I have splash bantam Americanas - they tend to throw 75% splash and 25% minimal or very light gray splashing. They only lay blue eggs - I don't have a brown egger to cross with (yet).

Thanks for the quick responses.

I feel like there is a thread already, but my searches are returning 900+ pages and the first couple of pages do not contain the threads I'm searching for. My question is how bantam breeds are created in first place. Are the full sized lines crossed with existing bantams that are closest to the...

I would like some clarification about the different poultry associations and their standards. Are the main 2 in the states the American Bantam Association (ABA) and American Poultry Association (APA)? Or are there other significant ones to be aware of? I have bantams only and it sounds like...