Hello! I've been worried about my year old hen, starting today I've noticed she's been really sluggish! Her comb seems paler than usual, I had found her in the morning by the door of the coop just sitting there. I picked her up, found a fresh egg but noticed her vent is a bit dirty. The egg...
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As a new chicken Mama i'm looking to sex my chickens. My partner bought the four Pekin bantams from a local breeder that assured us at a day old that they were all girls... she even charged extra. Now that they are 8weeks old I’m not so sure! I’m thinking that we possibly have one girl...
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My name is E and I’m relatively new to owning chickens. It was always my dream to have a flock of my own and my partner surprised me last Christmas with four newly hatched Pekin Bantams.
Some more interesting facts -
1. I just finished a degree in visual arts.
2. We take part in...
Hi, I am getting a breeding trio of pekin bantams soon, and I was wondering that, since pekin come in a variety of colours, should I have all three the same colour or have a mixture. I am looking to breed them (hence getting two hens and a cockerall) and wasn't sure what colour the chicks would...
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I'm utterly heartbroken, as a strangers dog attacked my beloved Pekin Bantam Rooster on Tuesday, I did what I could but the vets said the kindest thing in the end was to put him down. I'm heartbroken, he was truly a part of our family. He acted more like a dog then a chicken!
Anyway...
Right I have sort of new to owning Pekin bantams. I rescused a lavender bantam she was roughly around 6 months when I rescued her she was laying eggs then stopped in the October and started to moult then stopped moulting then started again in November for a few days then stopped then has just...
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My 3 pekin bantam hens and 2 silkie chicks (3 weeks old) LOVE dried mealworms. I also recently managed to grow cucamelons for the first time (the look like grape sized watermelons and taste like limey cucumbers). I was very excited about finally getting to try them but it seems the...
Hi there, can anyone advise me on where I can purchase point of lay hens: I'm looking for pekin bantams and I am in Hertfordshire so there Buckinghamshire or befordshire is close to me.
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My Pekin bantam girl crows!!
I live in a suburban area so am worried she'll annoy the neighbours. Any advice on stopping a crowing hen? I have only got 2 girls, both Pekin bantams about 1yr old.
Thanks in advance!
Amy