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I really want some bantam chicks because I heard they are nicer and cuter. Any advice on what would be good to start with and where to get them. We only want around 15. How many eggs will we get. We need help smile.png
post #2 of 10

I personally love Mille Fluer D'Uccles. They are one of the smartest bantams I have owned, and are very gentle and tend to love cuddles. We bought our first from MyPetChicken, since they have a minimum order of just 5 bantams.

 

As far as egg laying goes, bantams tend to lay 2-3 a week on average. Find out how many eggs you want a week and divide it by two, and you will know how many you will need to get.

 

Good luck! :D

 


Edited by ShowYourStuff - 4/14/12 at 9:23am
post #3 of 10
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Thanks!
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Ideal Poultry have bantam d'uccle chicks and they don't have a minimum chick order as the minimum price is $25. I'd definitely choose Ideal Poultry.

Proud owner of a flock of bantams and a few standard chickens.

 

Capri & Venus are my breeding pair of Porcelain D'uccle Bantams.

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Proud owner of a flock of bantams and a few standard chickens.

 

Capri & Venus are my breeding pair of Porcelain D'uccle Bantams.

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post #5 of 10

Ideal is great hatchery.  I've had D'uccles before and still have one, but my favorite is Cochins.  They are just huge piles of feathers and fluff. 

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I have many types of bantams, including: Silkies, Sultans, Mille Fleur d'Uccles, and more. It really depends on what you want from them. All of my Bantams lay at least five eggs a week, but the d'Uccles lay more it seems. Both the d'Uccles and Silkies really do love to set on eggs, my Silkie has gone broody three times and she's only 1, the d'Uccle hen has gone 16 times in her 3 year life, and hatched out more than 50 chicks. The Sultans are very beautiful and the name fits, pinkish skin around the face and very cuddly. For you though, I would say Sultans or d'Uccles, as they both don't go broody as much and produce more eggs than the Silkies. I can give you some pics of all three of them if you want, I happen to have both males and females of both, each has their breeding pair and are soo cute together.

Happy family of 1 horse, 2 ponies, 3 dogs, 13 cats, 1 rat, 1 prairie dog, 1 fox, 1 fish, and 39 chickens ( Many different breeds, and two mothers to be. Hoping they hatch out their new families in a few weeks. I have some D'uccle roosters for sale if anyone would like to purchase them. I will upload some pictures soon, so feel free to take a gander and pick out a few hunks for your flock.)...

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Happy family of 1 horse, 2 ponies, 3 dogs, 13 cats, 1 rat, 1 prairie dog, 1 fox, 1 fish, and 39 chickens ( Many different breeds, and two mothers to be. Hoping they hatch out their new families in a few weeks. I have some D'uccle roosters for sale if anyone would like to purchase them. I will upload some pictures soon, so feel free to take a gander and pick out a few hunks for your flock.)...

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post #7 of 10
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Please attach pics. I live in ohio... are sultans a good fit for that area?
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Sultans are small and white, laying small white eggs up to four times a week usually. They are super tame and calm and do well in confinement. They aren't the best for where it's cold, so they would need a coop that can handle lower temperatures, but should be fine other than that. 

 

Here is the Sultan rooster:

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And here is the hen:

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These are her eggs compared to the other bantams (hers are white):

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(Sorry the pictures aren't the best. I had taken them at night when they were in their coops. I'll try to take some tomorrow morning after school)

Happy family of 1 horse, 2 ponies, 3 dogs, 13 cats, 1 rat, 1 prairie dog, 1 fox, 1 fish, and 39 chickens ( Many different breeds, and two mothers to be. Hoping they hatch out their new families in a few weeks. I have some D'uccle roosters for sale if anyone would like to purchase them. I will upload some pictures soon, so feel free to take a gander and pick out a few hunks for your flock.)...

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Happy family of 1 horse, 2 ponies, 3 dogs, 13 cats, 1 rat, 1 prairie dog, 1 fox, 1 fish, and 39 chickens ( Many different breeds, and two mothers to be. Hoping they hatch out their new families in a few weeks. I have some D'uccle roosters for sale if anyone would like to purchase them. I will upload some pictures soon, so feel free to take a gander and pick out a few hunks for your flock.)...

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post #9 of 10

Go for silkies! They are really great!! And i would recomend polish too.

 

Enjoy!!thumbsup.gif

The chickdren/chicken~children: 3 pekins, 3 polish, 1 slw, 1 orpington, 1 cukoo maran. 

And many more to come i think, as i want sooo many!!! 

And a good chicken day to you!! 

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The chickdren/chicken~children: 3 pekins, 3 polish, 1 slw, 1 orpington, 1 cukoo maran. 

And many more to come i think, as i want sooo many!!! 

And a good chicken day to you!! 

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post #10 of 10

Cochins would be great for your area there big balls of fluff with feathers on there feet too they lay lots of eggs and are great mothers.

My names Evan im from Taylorsville North Carolina, Im a Christian, I have 15 bantam chickens, Im kinda short temperd though, i live on 48 acres of land, and getting ready to hatch 10 more "if everything goes right" 

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My names Evan im from Taylorsville North Carolina, Im a Christian, I have 15 bantam chickens, Im kinda short temperd though, i live on 48 acres of land, and getting ready to hatch 10 more "if everything goes right" 

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