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One of my two five year old bantams died. I haven't quite decided to start over but I haven't quite decided to give up the remaining one either. I know I can't keep her alone though so I'm looking to see if anyone has an older gal that needs a home. I'm in Mountain View.

Gracias! Looking at pictures I think Silkied Serama too. This little girl followed us all around a local farm when we visited ad I thought she was so cute.

Frizzle bantam cochin that's just not super frizzly?

Grocery store egg hatchers in SF Bay area I found these eggs at Costco in Mountain View http://www.ecodairyfarms.com/Eggs.html. I'm not gonna try to hatch them but someone should! They are kinda spendy being pastured organic. I think they were $7 a dozen.

Just an update on my downsizing: I wasn't able to get any takers getting rid of the last 4 bantam chicks together so I am keeping the 2 girls. The boys went to Humane Society of Silicon Valley. I had my DH take them there because they had reasonable prices for small animal euthanasia and I...

If you are positive the run is secure you can leave it open to make things easier on your sitter but if you aren't 100% sure it is secure I wouldn't do it.

They can be really tenacious when they get broody. If you search here there are plenty of threads on breaking a broody but I always just gave mine some eggs to hatch. I figured it was nicer and it's fun to have the babies for a little while. If you want to do it on the cheap you can buy...

Thanks. I'm having major chicken remorse since giving most of them away :( I might keep the two little girls. The boys can stay until they start crowing then they will have to be eliminated one way or another.

I have found that mine will leave anything that has a strong fragrance like Sage, Lavender, Rosemary. Everything else seems to be fair game.

Super hoping somebody with space will take these babies off my hands before the roos start crowing. I know some of y'all want some cute little banties!

Adult chickens are taken along with 4 of the banty chicks. I have a male/female pair of both White Ameraucana bantam and Mille Fleur D'Uccle bantam left. Great for anyone interested in breeding these! I have them on Craigslist for $25. If a BYCer buys them I will throw in all my remaining...

It is 4' x 3' plus the nest box area on the side. Plenty of space for 4 hens but mighty crowded with the banties in there too. I have it on a raised base just for storage. Including the base I think it's just over 6ft high. Run is not attached obviously and I will probably repurpose the run...

Bay Area peeps: I have decided to get out of the chicken business. I have been feeling very depressed and overwhelmed for a while now. Feeling like I am doing many things but none of them well so the logical conclusion is that something has to go. While the chickens are by no means my most...

I live in Mountain View and have had chickens for 2 years now. Just got my first complaint from the neighbor behind me who works nights and doesn't believe in earplugs for sleeping I guess. He cited "Mountain View Code" though no specific portion of it and made veiled threats of "involving law...

I can't have roo's in Mountain View. Want a CL cockerel for breeding? Local only please.