Thanks for checking in! We have learned a ton since 2020 when we got our first chicks! We started with a handful of bantams and expanded our flock in 2022 once we had the hang of it. We added a black Australorp, 3 blue Australorps, 3 Black Stars, and 3 Barred Rocks. We used windows and doors...
I have 4 bantams (buff orpington, blue cochin, Porcelain D'Uccle, and this girl) and 1 full sized buff orpington. 2 of my bantams are laying an egg almost every day and have been since 4 mths. The full sized chicken just started laying last week. This chicken hasn't begun to lay yet, but I check...
Hi,
I haven't posted much, but I certainly do use this site and all the wisdom it contains to have alot of my questions answered just by reading. This chicken is about 6 mths old. I am uncertain of her breed. She is a bantam that I got from TSC hatched in May. Is she a Sebright?
Thanks in advance!
Ok, thank you.
I guess free range was not the right term. I meant just let them be outside on a warm day with the bigger chicks to see how they got along, and do that for a little while before cooping them together.
Hi! I. In Jackson.:) We just bought 2 bantams from the Tractor Supply and one has chubby cheeks like some of your chick pics, but is a feathered leg chick. We were trying to figure out what kind it was. Are your EE's feather legged?
Hi, I have 4 eightish week old bantam chicks. They have just been successfully transferred to their coop outside. 1 is definitely a rooster, and I suspect that our silkie is too. That leaves two hens. B/c we will probably have to re-home our roosters due to being in town, I picked up two bantam...
I'm Jill and have been meandering around this site for several months now, as I've been exploring the world of backyard chickens. I glean so much from the vast knowledge base represented here!! I homeschool my 4 children and we have been reading library books, and watching videos on You Tube...