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Out of all my wcb polish, only 2 have large wattles, and 1 has smaller wattles. The other 7 have zero wattles. Do they develop at different ages, or can I assume the ones with the large wattles are males. At 7 weeks old I assume they don't have saddle feathers yet. Though the ones with...

And so it has begun. I have 30 bantams. 20 polish, 5 silkies, and 5 cochin, all 4 1/2 weeks old. A few of the polish are showing the beginnings of plucking. The one in pic being the worst. It is also the smallest of the polish. I separated it right away. I think it is a silkie doing it...

Any guesses on the genders? 3 are frizzles, and 2 black ones are smooth. All bantams. 3 1/2 weeks old. Chick 1. (frizzle) Chick 2. (frizzle) Chick 3 (frizzle) Chick 4. Smooth Chick 5. Smooth

I have asked, and seen other people ask repeatedly (in various locations around the internet) about the minimal wire gauge to keep certain predators out, but there is never a specific answer, only vague answers. People say "the thicker the better" or "welded wire" or "fencing wire," etc. Of...

I'm about to build a run for my bantams. I keep reading horror stories, so have researched a lot about predator proofing. Where I live it is forested and there are hawks, weasels, minks, racoons, possums, bobcats, neighboring loose dogs, coyotes, and occasional bear. I have never seen a bear...

Is this a rhode island red? It came as an extra chick in my bantam order from hatchery. The combs i see on others look smaller. It's only 3 weeks old.

My chicks are about 3 weeks old. I'm noticing some of the wcb polish have a lot of white in wing feathers. Also wondering when silver laced polish get the silver laced look in their feathers. Is it too early to tell, or did I get pretty bad quality. I mean, I expected it somewhat because I...

Should I be concerned that my wcb polish chick has black around nostril? Or is it just a random, unfortunate coloration in the beak that will always be there? I don't know whether to worry, or name it booger. Most of my wcb have some random black spots around face, but is this normal on the...

Do you guys have any photos that show the size of your polish bantam or bantam silkies in relation to something else standard-sized and recognizable? I see plenty of photos of them, but they are never next to something recognizable that really shows how big/small they are. Pics showing them...

Hi, just joined a few days ago and skipped this step, but I suppose I should say hello. I am used to chickens that roam free, and roost in your yard, are in the street, on the sidewalks, etc. There were chickens (red junglefowl mainly w/ some crosses, all different color combos) all over the...

I'm a bit confused. Ordered several varieties (5 varieties- 30 all together) of bantam chicks from a major hatchery. The website indicated that they were available to be shipped week of June 30th, today. I was careful to only select breeds that were available on that date. I emailed this...

Hi, I have roughly 30 bantam chicks arriving next week from Welp hatchery. I assume they will only be a few days old. Never had such small chicks before, and was wondering what the best "no mess" way would be to give them water. I wanted to do the poultry nipple thing, but I fear they will be...

I would like to attempt to breed a "polish frizzle" of some sort. I have read every thread I could find on this site and googled extensively about creating a polish frizzle. I'm under the impression you breed a frizzle cochin with a polish, and then keep breeding any frizzled offspring from...