bantams

Hello! Camp Raincloud is a project we've been working on for some time now, and I'm pretty happy with how things are coming along! After spending at least the last 5 years intentionally diversifying our skill set, we've secured land in Virginia to begin building out our projects. Our paths...

Hello! I found this forum while researching ways to help my duck with an infection. I’m still battling this issue and may make a separate post later if I can’t find the answer in another post. I started my flocks a few years ago. We hatched chickens through my work at the local elementary...

Ordered assorted purebred bantam from Cackle Hatchery! The shipment just arrived and I need help identifying some of them. I know I got some porcelain D’uccles but other than that I’m not 100% on the rest. Group 1 all have feathered feet, and muffs or beards Group 2 clean feet and no muffs or...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We've had chickens for about 8 years, we started by rehoming 4 and it's grown from there! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? At the moment we have 7 chickens - 5 girls and 2 boys....actually that's not true, we have 12...

can anyone tell me what breeds these are?

Hello! I just picked up some bantam chicks today, and the feed store owner when asked what type of Bantams they are just said “bantams” lol. We have two that look cow print with feathered legs, and two that are a blue color with bare legs. I’d love to know what breed of bantams I just got if...

Six week old chicks no longer need heat lamp. Have been vaccinated for Marek’s and are coop ready. Five are males and five are female. Have the following breeds left: 1 male Birchen Cochin bantam 2 female Birchen Cochin bantams 1 male Silver Sebright bantam 1 female Silver Sebright bantam 1...

This year I like to add a few chicks to my flock again. I have 6 bantams and there are a few good mothers amongst them. First step: I bought some fake eggs a couple of weeks ago. Planned what would be a nice time for baby chicks and decided that the first week of May would be perfect. This is...

I have kept quail for 3 years but I'm new to chickens. This year I got 5 brahma bantam chicks which are now 1 month old. I have been the sole person feeding them, doting on them, and talking to them since they hatched. I've read that this breed can be a little sketchy but my chicks are totally...

I rescued 2 pair of bantams, the neighbors of a friend of mine were just going to kill them if no one took them, so I got them. After getting them home I noticed their legs where pretty messed up. I've soaked them in Epson salt water, and then sprayed them with some poultry mite spray I had on...

I'm starting to plan a breeding project for 2024 (bc this year I plan it and next year I start to gather some of the birds I will need). I already have 3 bantam hens (brahma, cochin and silkie/brahma mix). I might add some silkie growouts from my silkie breeding that don't quite fit my silkie...

I have three pairs of Nankin Bantams up for discussion. Two pairs single comb, 1 pair RC cockerel with SC pullet all hatched mid-June 2022. Nankins are a true bantam, with no large-fowl counterpart. As such, they were widely used to create most of today's bantam chicken breeds. In the breeding...

A planning and doing thread... Once upon a time about 30 years ago I went to a flea market with a friend who was planning on purchasing some bantam chickens for her mini farm. She found a trio of hens plus a rooster, very fluffy...I think they were Silkies. I impulsively bought a trio of black...

I had a bad experience with Meyer and decided to go with MPC when ordering chicks this time around. But, I’m just now figuring out that the hatcheries are/were affiliated. The threads I saw are years old, so I’m here to ask if it’s possible that they’re not affiliated anymore? Meyer forgot to...

Hey all. I want to fence two runs about 1722 square ft/160 M2 each with fenced 4x8 chicken coop and 215sq ft/20 m2 compost run. In one year chickens will have first run. The second one will be a vegetable garden. One need just to simply rotate vegetables and chickens. I know that standard...

Hi! We are brand new to chicken farming and have found it fascinating. Although full of ups and downs ( chicken losses and new ones too love); we are looking forward to this adventure. We are in love with everything chicken….and rabbit of course. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you...

Looking to breed my lavender bantam Cochin roo with a White Silkie hen & a Partridge silkie hen. What type of colouring/ genetic traits could one Expect from this combo!? Would love to hear thoughts on this! Photos attached for fun!

Are there any treatments for feather lice that aren't permethrin-based? (Not including DE or other natural remedies.) I’ve tried permethrin and ivermectin and neither has worked. These are lice that feed on feathers, they don’t drink blood. I’m willing to bathe my birds in something if it will...