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post #1 of 11
8/12/12 at 12:40am
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I'm looking into getting a Serama Bantam (or 2) as a "house" pet(s) and I have a couple of questions to start with.

 

1~ Would one be OK or should I get 2?

2~ How should I house it/them? i.e.: what kind/size of cage/coop??

 

Kim

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post #2 of 11
8/12/12 at 3:48am

Chickens are flock animals and always seem happier when not alone.

 

You might want to go to the Breeds forum and look at the Serama threads for housing.

Judy
Happiness is when you can look at your chickens and smile....
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Flockwatching my little bunch of mutts, a favorite pastime.

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Judy
Happiness is when you can look at your chickens and smile....
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Flockwatching my little bunch of mutts, a favorite pastime.

BYC Troubleshooting article -- click here

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post #3 of 11
8/12/12 at 5:41am

Greetings from Kansas, kimijean, and welcome-byc.gif!  I know noting of bantams but I would certainly get atleast two.  Best of luck to you!

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I never considered a difference in opinion, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.  - Thomas Jefferson
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.  - Ben Franklin
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.  - Teddy Roosevelt
 

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post #4 of 11
8/12/12 at 5:46am

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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post #5 of 11
8/12/12 at 6:29am

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- New for 2013 - Breeding Icelandic Chickens -

 

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post #6 of 11
8/12/12 at 9:25am

Hello and welcome to BYC frow.gif Glad you joined us!

 

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A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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post #7 of 11
8/12/12 at 9:49am

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Pure English Orpington Breeder

*Partridge Orpingtons *Spangle Orpingtons *Jubilee Orpingtons *Chocolate Orpingtons *BBS Orpingtons * English Lavenders* 

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post #8 of 11
8/12/12 at 12:11pm

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Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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post #9 of 11
8/12/12 at 1:25pm
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Thanks for all the warm welcomes! D.gif

 

I'm not 100% sure I'm going to do this but I found some Serama chicks 4 hrs away. I would really prefer just one but I don't want her to be lonely. I have birds so poop, feathers, dander, and cleaning are not new to me. But a "pen" for even just one would take up more floor space than any one of my cages, so space needs to be considered.

 

Kim

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post #10 of 11
8/12/12 at 2:17pm

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Hi (: 

 

I would be a vegetarian if it weren't for bacon

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There is a difference between being involved and being committed, the chicken and cow are involved in breakfast, the pig is committed.

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