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    Feathered Friends

    Hello I am from Shaw Mississippi and I really like BYC. I have read some great stuff on here. My husband Billy and I have 80 6mth old chickens and 30 4mth old Bantams. We really love dealing with them everyday. My husband is disabled and they keep him busy(I should say company) every day while I...
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    Comment by 'Donna J' in item 'Silkie'

    I enjoyed reading this. I have 3 black Silkies , 2 Buffs and 2 that are called Splash. ( They are black and white like a Dalmatian). I love them and can hardly wait till they start laying
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    Newbie with questions!

    You can buy small bags of starter from Wal Mart and can also use the grit in the box for caged birds like parakeets. They will waste more than they eat if you fill the feeder too full. ( depending on the type of feeder) they love to scratch everything including their food. Grit is important for...
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    Grit?

    We bought the grit that you use on caged birds when we first got ours and then bought grit and oyster shells grit. We sprinkled it on their food to make sure they ate it. When we started using the oyster shells, we ground it up in our grinder to make it smaller for them. It is important for them...
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    Should I get a Silkie?

    I have 3 black Silkies, 2 splash black and white mixed and 2 buff ones and they are Bantams. They have not crowed as of yet and are 4 months old. I love them. They are so cute running around with our other Bantams. I hope you get the henyou want.
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    5 month old rooster getting very mean

    You may have too many roosters in one pen. You may have to separate them out. Usually it's like one rooster to five hens.
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    2nd "Triple C' coop finished!

    Love your coop. It is a really nice one. We have 80 regular chickens and 30 Bantams. We built two coops so we can keep the Bantams separate from the big chicks. Our big ones just started laying Monday and as of today we have gotten 13 eggs since then. Can't wait till our Bantams start around...
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