Bantam chick care

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SunnyDayz

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I'm used to standard breeds... we got assorted 6 bantams a week ago and I was wondering how different brooding will be. They are so tiny! I've had to clean pasties a few times (never had that with the standards). How long before I can stop checking for pastybutt?
Also, will bantams grow more slowly, or mature slower? At a week old, they have some feathering, but no noticable combage yet. Do I have to brood bantams longer than standards?
Thank you for the info!
 
anyone?
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I brood mine just the same as the standards. It does seem to take them longer to grow, but it may just be because they're small to begin with
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As far as how long to brood... I guess it depends on where they're going afterward. If you're going to let them run with the standards, I'd wait until they're fairly mature.
 
Thanks for the info! I have a banty pen set up for them until they are older. We are in FL so I hope to have them out of the house by 5-6 weeks old. It is quite warm here already.
As for sexing bantams, does that come later than standards or is it mostly dependant on the breed? One is a silkie and I know that will take longer to determine gender, still trying to determine breeds of the others
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Here is my limited experirnces with bantams: They really surprised me at how well they do for their size, the word sturdy comes to mind. I raised 6 with 21 standards last year and did not lose a single chick.They do seem like they grow slow but I also think that is bacause they dont have far to go. I think you can tell their sex earlier than standards. Iknew quite early last year that I had 4 roos and 2 hens!LOL I really enjoyed them and got three more this year, I think I got at lest 2 out of 3 hens this year. I think that if I ever stop keeping laying hens I may still have bantams for entertainment!
 
Thanks for the info!
I still am amzed at how tiny they are, lol. Is there a resource for information on bantam breeds? I'm trying to determine what breeds I have.
I'll take some pics today and post them.
 
1/2 my flock is bantam and i raise them the same as i do my reg size chicks the only thing i've done different for them is i've made them a lower roost and when i raised their feeder/waterer i added a step
 
Same. They are small, and mine can fit through the fence of the run, but other than that they are sturdy little chicks.
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Their combs did take forever to grow in. But they did.
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SunnyDayz said:
I'm used to standard breeds... we got assorted 6 bantams a week ago and I was wondering how different brooding will be. They are so tiny! I've had to clean pasties a few times (never had that with the standards). How long before I can stop checking for pastybutt?
Also, will bantams grow more slowly, or mature slower? At a week old, they have some feathering, but no noticable combage yet. Do I have to brood bantams longer than standards?
Thank you for the info!
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keep checking them for pastybutt for a few weeks, better safe than sorry!
 
I learned the hard way that you need to put marbles in the waterer. My only little d'uccle laid down in the waterer and drown. I have never had that happen with any of my full sized birds.
 

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